NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
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EPSS
0.06% (26th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELCORE-2964604
- published 1 Aug 2022
- disclosed 10 Feb 2020
Introduced: 10 Feb 2020
CVE-2020-36558 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-core to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault.
CVSS Scores
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