A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-10-06T00:00:00

Updated: 2022-10-11T00:00:00

Reserved: 2020-09-16T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2020-25643

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-10-06T14:15:12.683

Modified: 2023-05-16T10:48:49.033


Link: CVE-2020-25643

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