A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of biovecs in versions before 5.9-rc7. A zero-length biovec request issued by the block subsystem could cause the kernel to enter an infinite loop, causing a denial of service. This flaw allows a local attacker with basic privileges to issue requests to a block device, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Information
Published : 2020-10-06 14:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:18
NVD link : CVE-2020-25641
Mitre link : CVE-2020-25641
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-25641
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
redhat
- enterprise_linux
opensuse
- leap
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')