CVE-2020-15436

kernel: use-after-free in fs/block_dev.c

Published Nov 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7429 Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4752-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
openEuler
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:15 PM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 23, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:56 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 8, 2020, 12:00 AM