CVE-2020-36691

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8

Medium · published March 24, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.7th percentile
Published
2023-03-24T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAR 00:00Z
    An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8
    cvelistv5