CVE-2020-12656
MEDIUMLinux kernel <5.6.10 - Memory Leak
Title source: llmDescription
gss_mech_free in net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_mech_switch.c in the rpcsec_gss_krb5 implementation in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10 lacks certain domain_release calls, leading to a memory leak. Note: This was disputed with the assertion that the issue does not grant any access not already available. It is a problem that on unloading a specific kernel module some memory is leaked, but loading kernel modules is a privileged operation. A user could also write a kernel module to consume any amount of memory they like and load that replicating the effect of this bug
References (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (7)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.6.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
opensuse/leap
opensuse/leap
Timeline
Published
May 05, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026