CVE-2020-36558
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 24
Modified
Published: 21 Jul 2022, 03:46
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 17:30
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100 CVSS Score
5.1 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.02% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
21 Jul 2022, 03:46
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 17:30
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 5%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
- CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Systems
- linux•linux_kernel
< 5.5.7