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01 Record

CVE-2020-12656

gss_mech_free in net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_mech_switch.c in the rpcsec_gss_krb5 implementation in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10 lacks certain domain_release calls, leading to a memory leak. Note: This

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

gss_mech_free in net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_mech_switch.c in the rpcsec_gss_krb5 implementation in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10 lacks certain domain_release calls, leading to a memory leak. Note: This

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 26.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-05-05 05:42Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 12:04Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-05-05
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
90934133f3c161444124dba90dee58d90fc31c01771f576d27b4696dfa1eb679

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.7.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.7.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.7.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.0-186.216
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1111.123
  • linux-aws-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1080.84~16.04.1
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1093.103~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1081.92~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-115.116~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1077.84
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1051.55~16.04.1
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1136.145
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1140.148

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.15.0-115.116
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1080.84
  • linux-aws-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1093.103
  • linux-azure-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1023.23~18.04.1
  • linux-azure-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1081.92
  • linux-gcp-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
  • linux-gcp-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1067.70
  • linux-gke-5.0
    Fixed in 5.0.0-1045.46
  • linux-gke-5.3
    Fixed in 5.3.0-1032.34~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 5.3.0-64.58~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-45.49~18.04.2
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1072.73
  • linux-oem
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1094.104
  • linux-oem-osp1
    Fixed in 5.0.0-1065.70
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1051.55
  • linux-oracle-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
  • linux-raspi-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1016.17~18.04.1
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1068.72
  • linux-raspi2-5.3
    Fixed in 5.3.0-1030.32~18.04.2
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1084.92

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.4.0-45.49
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1023.23
  • linux-azure-fde
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22
  • linux-gke
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1021.21
  • linux-oem-5.6
    Fixed in 5.6.0-1031.32
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1022.22
  • linux-raspi
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1016.17
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    Fixed in 5.4.0-31.35

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1075.79
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1093.103~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-lts-xenial
    Fixed in 4.4.0-186.216~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-fde-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1043.48
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2025.25
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2007.8
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1039.44
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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