Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [5.8,5.10.36)[5.11.0,5.11.20)[5.12.0,5.12.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6354176
  • published1 Mar 2024
  • disclosed27 Feb 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Feb 2024

CVE-2020-36776  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.10.36, 5.11.20, 5.12.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write due to improper handling in the cpufreq_cooling component. An attacker with local access can cause a denial of service by exploiting this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1