What is CVE-2020-25661?

CVE-2020-25661 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10. CVE-2020-25661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25661?

CVE-2020-25661 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-25661?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-25661. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-25661 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-25661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-25661

High

A Red Hat only CVE-2020-12351 regression issue was found in the way the Linux kernel's Bluetooth implementation handled L2CAP packets with A2MP CID. This flaw allows a remote attacker in an adjacent range to crash the system, causing a denial of service or potentially executing arbitrary code on the system by sending a specially crafted L2CAP packet. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-11-05

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

8.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-843

CVE-2020-25661 is classified as CWE-843

See CWE-843 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-25661 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12351

Mitigation Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/BleedingTooth

Vendor Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25661

Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-25661

Severity High

CVSS score 8.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-11-05

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25661?

CVE-2020-25661 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10 . CVE-2020-25661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25661?

CVE-2020-25661 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-25661?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-25661. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-25661 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-25661 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.