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        "ID": "CVE-2020-25641",
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        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-835"
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            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881424",
                "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1881424"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7e24969022cbd61ddc586f14824fc205661bb124",
                "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7e24969022cbd61ddc586f14824fc205661bb124"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/block/biovecs.html",
                "url": "https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/block/biovecs.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[oss-security] 20201006 Re: CVE-2020-25641 kernel: soft lockup when submitting zero length bvecs.",
                "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/06/9"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "SUSE",
                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:1655",
                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "UBUNTU",
                "name": "USN-4576-1",
                "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4576-1/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "SUSE",
                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:1698",
                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00042.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20201030 [SECURITY] [DLA 2420-1] linux security update",
                "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20201031 [SECURITY] [DLA 2420-2] linux regression update",
                "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html"
            }
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            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of biovecs in versions before 5.9-rc7. A zero-length biovec request issued by the block subsystem could cause the kernel to enter an infinite loop, causing a denial of service. This flaw allows a local attacker with basic privileges to issue requests to a block device, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability."
            }
        ]
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