Double Free in Opensuse Leap
CVE-2020-25637
A double free memory issue was found to occur in the libvirt API, in versions before 6.8.0, responsible for requesting information about network interfaces of a running QEMU domain. This flaw affects the polkit access control driver. Speci…
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
- Redhat Libvirt
- N/a Libvirt — versions libvirt versions before 6.8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-25637?
- CVE-2020-25637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-10-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-25637?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-25637 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.