CVE-2020-36310: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8. arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c allows a set_memory_region_test infinite loop for certain nested page faults…

PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.33%

25.4th percentile

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8. arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c allows a set_memory_region_test infinite loop for certain nested page faults, aka CID-e72436bc3a52.

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	linux	< linux 5.16.7-1 (bookworm)	linux 5.16.7-1 (bookworm)
linux	linux_kernel	< 5.8	5.8
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 5.10.103-1	5.10.103-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 5.16.7-1	5.16.7-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 5.16.7-1	5.16.7-1
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0 < 5.16.7-1	5.16.7-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv5.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM

vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM

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