CVE-2020-36558

CVE Details

Release Date:2020-02-10
Impact:Moderate What is this?

Description


A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault.

See more information about CVE-2020-36558 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: 5.1
Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2022-97612022-09-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2024-20042024-04-23
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2022-97612022-09-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)ELSA-2022-76832022-11-15
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2022-00242022-09-06


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