5.5
CVE-2020-36691
- EPSS 0.01%
- Published 24.03.2023 17:15:07
- Last modified 21.02.2025 16:15:30
- Source cve@mitre.org
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An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8. lib/nlattr.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion) via a nested Netlink policy with a back reference.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version < 5.8
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.01% | 0.015 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.