CVE-2020-36310

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.8 - Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in KVM SVM

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 24.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-835
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/linux_kernel < 5.8
Published Apr 07, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026