A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2417-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-2 linux regression update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4774-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18309 A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4657-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4658-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4660-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4752-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:40:36.280Z

Reserved: 2020-09-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-25643

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-06T14:15:12.683

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:18:19.180

Link: CVE-2020-25643

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-25643 - Bugzilla

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