What is CVE-2020-36516?

CVE-2020-36516 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10. CVE-2020-36516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36516?

CVE-2020-36516 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-36516?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-36516. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-36516 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-36516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-36516

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the hash-based IPID assignment policy allows an off-path attacker to inject data into a victim's TCP session or terminate that session.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-02-26

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-327

CVE-2020-36516 is classified as CWE-327

See CWE-327 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-36516 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Dl
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3372297.3417884

Technical Description Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0003/

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-36516

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.9 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-02-26

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36516?

CVE-2020-36516 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10 . CVE-2020-36516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36516?

CVE-2020-36516 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-36516?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-36516. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-36516 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-36516 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.