CVE-2020-36311

CVE Details

Release Date:	2021-04-07
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.9. arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) by triggering destruction of a large SEV VM (which requires unregistering many encrypted regions), aka CID-7be74942f184.

See more information about CVE-2020-36311 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9450	2021-09-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9451	2021-09-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9450	2021-09-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9451	2021-09-16