PT-2020-5874 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6
Published
2020-09-11
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Updated
2024-05-30
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CVE-2020-36312
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel versions prior to 5.8.10
Description:
An issue in the Linux kernel is related to a memory leak in the
kvm io bus unregister dev function, located in virt/kvm/kvm main.c, which occurs upon a kmalloc failure. This issue can be exploited to cause a denial of service.Recommendations:
For Linux kernel versions prior to 5.8.10, update to version 5.8.10 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the
kvm io bus unregister dev function to minimize the risk of exploitation.Fix
Memory Leak
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse