VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-8991
CVSS score2.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Description
vg_lookup in daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c in LVM2 2.02 mismanages memory, leading to an lvmetad memory leak, as demonstrated by running pvs. NOTE: RedHat disputes CVE-2020-8991 as not being a vulnerability since there’s no apparent route to either privilege escalation or to denial of service through the bug
Weakness classification
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime