VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-12768

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-05-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it's a one-time leak at the boot, the size is negligible, and it can't be triggered at will

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-401

Primary references