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CVE-2020-12768 Moderate

CVE-2020-12768

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

Exploit probability 0.4%
Published May 9, 2020
Required by Not available
Last source change March 14, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

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03 / CONNECTIONS

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04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-12768

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

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05 / REFERENCES

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