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CVE-2020-25643

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 3.29%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-10-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2020-25643
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
3.29%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.