A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Exploitability
AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:HI:HA:H7.2/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HInput Validation