CVE-2020-36312

kernel: memory leak upon a kmalloc failure in kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10. virt/kvm/kvm_main.c has a kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev memory leak upon a kmalloc failure, aka CID-f65886606c2d.

Se detectó un problema en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.8.10. El archivo virt/kvm/kvm_main.c presenta una filtración de la memoria en la función kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev tras un fallo de kmalloc, también se conoce como CID-f65886606c2d

A flaw was found in the KVM hypervisor of the Linux kernel. A memory leak could occur in kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev() upon a kmalloc failure. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-04-06 CVE Reserved
2021-04-06 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f65886606c2d3b562716de030706dfe1bea4ed5e	2021-04-13

URL	Date	SRC
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10	2021-04-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36312	2021-11-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947991	2021-11-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.8.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.8.10"		-		Affected