Upstream information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:eventpoll: Fix semi-unbounded recursion
Ensure that epoll instances can never form a graph deeper than
EP_MAX_NESTS+1 links.
Currently, ep_loop_check_proc() ensures that the graph is loop-free and
does some recursion depth checks, but those recursion depth checks don't
limit the depth of the resulting tree for two reasons:
- They don't look upwards in the tree.
- If there are multiple downwards paths of different lengths, only one of
the paths is actually considered for the depth check since commit
28d82dc1c4ed ("epoll: limit paths").
Essentially, the current recursion depth check in ep_loop_check_proc() just
serves to prevent it from recursing too deeply while checking for loops.
A more thorough check is done in reverse_path_check() after the new graph
edge has already been created; this checks, among other things, that no
paths going upwards from any non-epoll file with a length of more than 5
edges exist. However, this check does not apply to non-epoll files.
As a result, it is possible to recurse to a depth of at least roughly 500,
tested on v6.15. (I am unsure if deeper recursion is possible; and this may
have changed with commit 8c44dac8add7 ("eventpoll: Fix priority inversion
problem").)
To fix it:
1. In ep_loop_check_proc(), note the subtree depth of each visited node,
and use subtree depths for the total depth calculation even when a subtree
has already been visited.
2. Add ep_get_upwards_depth_proc() for similarly determining the maximum
depth of an upwards walk.
3. In ep_loop_check(), use these values to limit the total path length
between epoll nodes to EP_MAX_NESTS edges.
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
SUSE | |
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Base Score | 5.5 |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | High |
CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 |
SUSE | |
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Base Score | 6.8 |
Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Attack Requirements | None |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None |
Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1248392 [NEW] No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-azure | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-default | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source | Affected |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-azure | Unsupported |
openSUSE Leap 15.5 | kernel-source-rt | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Aug 19 19:59:09 2025CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 8 12:35:46 2025