Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2020-36311
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36311?
- CVE-2020-36311 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36311?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.