CVE-2020-25645

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Traffic between two Geneve endpoints may be unencrypted when IPsec is configured to encrypt traffic for the specific UDP port used by the GENEVE tunnel allowing anyone between the two endpoints to read the traffic unencrypted. The main threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-319

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/akernelLinux kernel versions before 5.9-rc7

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 13, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-25645: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix