7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2020-15436

Published: 23/11/2020 Updated: 12/10/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.7 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c in the Linux kernel prior to 5.8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.

Vulnerability Trend

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broadcom brocade fabric operating system firmware -

netapp cloud backup -

netapp solidfire \\& hci management node -

netapp solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware -

netapp h410c_firmware -

netapp h610c_firmware -

netapp h610s_firmware -

netapp h615c_firmware -

netapp a700s_firmware -

netapp aff_8700_firmware -

netapp fas_8700_firmware -

netapp aff_8300_firmware -

netapp fas_8300_firmware -

netapp aff_a400_firmware -

netapp fabric-attached_storage_a400_firmware -

netapp a250_firmware -

netapp aff_500f_firmware -

netapp fas_500f_firmware -

Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Important: kernel-alt security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel-alt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base ...
Synopsis Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring Syst ...
Synopsis Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS ...
Synopsis Moderate: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 213 security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 213 General Availabilityrelease images, which fix several bugs and security issues Red Hat Product Security has rated ...