What is CVE-2020-36310?

CVE-2020-36310 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835). CVE-2020-36310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36310?

CVE-2020-36310 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-36310?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-36310. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-36310 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-36310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

CVE-2020-36310

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8. arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c allows a set_memory_region_test infinite loop for certain nested page faults, aka CID-e72436bc3a52.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2021-04-07

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-835

CVE-2020-36310 is a Infinite Loop vulnerability

What is Infinite Loop?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-36310 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e72436bc3a5206f95bb384e741154166ddb3202e
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-36310

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2021-04-07

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36310?

CVE-2020-36310 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835) . CVE-2020-36310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36310?

CVE-2020-36310 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-36310?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-36310. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-36310 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-36310 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. View CWE-835 on MITRE CWE →