CVE-2020-12888
Moderate
CVE-2020-12888
The VFIO PCI driver in the Linux kernel through 5.6.13 mishandles attempts to access disabled memory space.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
May 15, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-12888
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The VFIO PCI driver in the Linux kernel through 5.6.13 mishandles attempts to access disabled memory space.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/19/6
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBEHRQQZTKJTPQFPY3JAO7MQ4JAFEQNW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXGMJHWTMQI34NJZ4BHL3ZVF264AWBF2/
- https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/158871401328.15589.17598154478222071285.stgit%40gimli.home/
- https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/158871570274.15589.10563806532874116326.stgit%40gimli.home/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4525-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/