# CVE-2020-25211: In the Linux kernel through 5.8.7, local attackers able to inject conntrack netlink configuration could overflow a local buffer, causing cra

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.8.7, local attackers able to inject conntrack netlink configuration could overflow a local buffer, causing crashes or triggering use of incorrect protocol numbers in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c, aka CID-1cc5ef91d2ff.

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## References

- https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1303646421158109185
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1cc5ef91d2ff94d2bf2de3b3585423e8a1051cb6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OLDYVOM4OS55HA45Y3UEVLDHYGFXPZUX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BL2O4JAMPJG4YMLLJ7JFDHDJRXN4RKTC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4774
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html

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