A race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8.8 could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory, cause a NULL pointer dereference, or possibly have unspecified other impact, aka CID-17743798d812.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1303749848898904067 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=17743798d81238ab13050e8e2833699b54e15467 | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.8 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory | 
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0002/ | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4576-1/ | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4579-1/ | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
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Information
                Published : 2020-09-13 11:15
Updated : 2022-04-28 11:32
NVD link : CVE-2020-25285
Mitre link : CVE-2020-25285
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CWE
                Products Affected
                debian
- debian_linux
 
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
 
linux
- linux_kernel
 


