CVE-2020-36766

Low

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.6. drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c leaks one byte of kernel memory on specific hardware to unprivileged users, because of directly assigning log_addrs with a hole in the struct.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.3
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 18, 2023
First seenSep 18, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.8.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 5.8.65.8.6

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CVE-2020-36766 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar