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CVE-2020-12656
Date: May 5, 2020
** DISPUTED ** gss_mech_free in net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_mech_switch.c in the rpcsec_gss_krb5 implementation in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10 lacks certain domain_release calls, leading to a memory leak. Note: This was disputed with the assertion that the issue does not grant any access not already available. It is a problem that on unloading a specific kernel module some memory is leaked, but loading kernel modules is a privileged operation. A user could also write a kernel module to consume any amount of memory they like and load that replicating the effect of this bug.
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CVSS v3.1
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|---|---|
| Attack Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | LOW |
| Privileges Required (PR): | LOW |
| User Interaction (UI): | NONE |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | HIGH |
CVSS v2
| Base Score: |
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| Access Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
| Access Complexity (AC): | LOW |
| Authentication (AU): | NONE |
| Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | PARTIAL |
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