What is CVE-2020-36778?

CVE-2020-36778 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and patched in 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4 and others. CVE-2020-36778 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36778?

CVE-2020-36778 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-2020-36778?

Yes, CVE-2020-36778 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2020-36778 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-36778 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-36778

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: xiic: fix reference leak when pm_runtime_get_sync fails The PM reference count is not expected to be incremented on return in xiic_xfer and xiic_i2c_remove. However, pm_runtime_get_sync will increment the PM reference count even failed. Forgetting to putting operation will result in a reference leak here. Replace it with pm_runtime_resume_and_get to keep usage counter balanced.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-02-28

Last modified 2024-12-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.6 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4, 5.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.6

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.37 5.10.x ✓ 5.11.21 5.11.x ✓ 5.12.4 5.12.x ✓ 5.13

References

4 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a42ac16e6573f19c78f556ea292f5b534fcc4514

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a85c5c7a3aa8041777ff691400b4046e56149fd3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c977426db644ba476938125597947979e8aba725

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ba996577eaea423694dc69ae43d56f1410a22b

Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-36778

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-02-28

Modified 2024-12-06

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36778?

CVE-2020-36778 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and has been patched in 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4 and others. CVE-2020-36778 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36778?

CVE-2020-36778 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-2020-36778?

Yes. CVE-2020-36778 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2020-36778 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2020-36778 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.