An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it’s a one-time leak at the boot, the size is negligible, and it can’t be triggered at will
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
ubuntu_linux | eq | 18.04 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 19.10 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 20.04 | |
debian_linux | eq | 10.0 | |
linux_kernel | lt | 5.6 |
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171736
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d80b64ff297e40c2b6f7d7abc1b3eba70d22a068
usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699