CVE-2020-8991

lvm2: memory leak in vg_lookup in daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c

Published Feb 14, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 2.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
vg_lookup in daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c in LVM2 2.02 mismanages memory, leading to an lvmetad memory leak, as demonstrated by running pvs. NOTE: RedHat disputes CVE-2020-8991 as not being a vulnerability since there’s no apparent route to either privilege escalation or to denial of service through the bug

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00149}

epss

{'score': 0.00156}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 10:19 AM
Reserved
Feb 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 14, 2020, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 5, 2020, 12:00 AM