CVE-2020-8991 — LOW (2.3) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

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 Score

2.3

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Lvm2	2.02.00

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-401

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-8991?

CVE-2020-8991 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.3 (LOW). 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 vulner...

How severe is CVE-2020-8991?

CVE-2020-8991 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 2.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-8991?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Lvm2.