5.1

CVE-2020-36558

Exploit
A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version < 5.5.7
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.01% 0.016
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 5.1 1.4 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.