CVE-2020-8991

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

CVSS v3 2.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=lvm2.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bcf9556b8fcd16ad8997f80cc92785f295c66701

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:lvm2:2.02.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-02-14 05:15

Updated : 2024-06-04 19:17

NVD link : CVE-2020-8991

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8991

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-8991

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Products Affected

redhat

lvm2

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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