CVE-2020-36691
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7690aa1cdf7c4565ad6b013b324c28b685505e24
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7690aa1cdf7c4565ad6b013b324c28b685505e24
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