** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it's a one-time leak at the boot, the size is negligible, and it can't be triggered at will.
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171736#c3
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-05-09
Updated: 2022-04-27
Type: CWE-401
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: LOW
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM