Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2020-15436

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.

  • Published: Nov 23, 2020
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2020-15436
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.7
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 5.5 5.7.6
linux / linux_kernel 4.20 5.4.49
linux / linux_kernel 4.15 4.19.130
linux / linux_kernel 4.10 4.14.186
linux / linux_kernel 4.5 4.9.229
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.38 4.4.229