CVE-2020-36312

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10. virt/kvm/kvm_main.c has a kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev memory leak upon a kmalloc failure, aka CID-f65886606c2d.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f65886606c2d3b562716de030706dfe1bea4ed5e patch vendor advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10 release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-36312?
CVE-2020-36312 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-36312?
To fix CVE-2020-36312, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-36312 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-36312 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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