CVE-2020-12656
Public on 2020-05-05
Modified on 2022-01-10
Description
A flaw was found in the implementation of the Linux kernel's GSS mechanism registration functionality. During this period, memory allocation was not freed when the module was unloaded, leading to a memory leak. This flaw allows an attacker with the ability to repeat loads and unloads, to cause the system to run out of free memory and crash eventually.
CVSS v3 Base Score
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