{"cve":"CVE-2020-25704","nvd":{"published":"2020-12-02T01:15:12.670","modified":"2026-06-17T03:07:09.690","status":"Modified","description":"A flaw memory leak in the Linux kernel performance monitoring subsystem was found in the way if using PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_FILTER. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895961","https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7bdb157cdebbf95a1cd94ed2e01b338714075d00","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html","https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/1"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","starwindsoftware:command_center","starwindsoftware:starwind_hyperconverged_appliance","starwindsoftware:starwind_san_\\&_nas","starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:11:20.317016139+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-25704","score":0.00353,"percentile":0.28932,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}