CVE-2020-15436 (GCVE-0-2020-15436)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-23 20:08 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:15
VLAI
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a linux kernel Affected: 5.7 (verified), possibly others 4.18
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