A TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code in the Linux kernel before 5.8.3 could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory or possibly have unspecified other impact because a size check is in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c instead of fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c, aka CID-b4487b935452.
CVE-2020-25212
Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.0
- EG Score
- 7.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 36(Track)EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity70% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 20%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 9, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (24)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00035.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html
- cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.3
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b4487b93545214a9db8cbf32e86411677b0cca21
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- cve@mitrehttps://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1303370421958578179
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4525-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4578-1/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00035.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-25212(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2021:1739Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2021:1578Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2020:4279Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-alt security update
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.48.52~18.04.42) @ bionic | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-oem-20.04 (5.6.0.1048.44) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.190.166) @ trusty | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.120.121) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-305.el8 | 2021-05-18 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8 | 2021-05-18 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-957.70.1.el7 | 2021-03-16 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.82.1.el7 | 2021-03-09 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.45.1.el7 | 2021-02-16 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.11.1.rt56.1145.el7 | 2020-12-15 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7 | 2020-12-15 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.32.1.el7a | 2020-10-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:9(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 4.9.107-1 ... 4.9.88-1~bpo8+1 (61 versions) | 4.9.240-1 | — |
| linux-4.19 | 4.19.132-1~deb9u1, 4.19.132-1~deb9u2 | 4.19.146-1~deb9u1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.7.17-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.7.17-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.7.17-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.7.17-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(10)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-252122020-09-25
A TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code in the Linux kernel before 5.8.3 could be used by local attackers to corrupt memory or possibly have unspecified other impact because a size check is in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c instead of fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c aka CID-b4487b935452.
- Red HatRHSA-2020:5437MODERATE2020-09-09
RHSA-2020:5437 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:5441MODERATE2020-09-09
RHSA-2020:5441 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0526MODERATE2020-09-09
RHSA-2021:0526 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0760MODERATE2020-09-09
RHSA-2021:0760 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0878MODERATE2020-09-09
RHSA-2021:0878 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-4525-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4527-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4578-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4752-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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