What is CVE-2020-36775?

CVE-2020-36775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-36775?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36775 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2020-36775

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadlock Using f2fs_trylock_op() in f2fs_write_compressed_pages() to avoid potential deadlock like we did in f2fs_write_single_data_page().

EPSS: 0.002 (6.7th 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 — versions 4c8ff7095bef64fc47e996a938f7d57f9e077da3, 5.6, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-667 — Improper Locking

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36775?: CVE-2020-36775 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-36775?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36775 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.