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CVE-2020-36558: linux kernel before 5.5.7 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2020-36558. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.1 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.0031 (percentile 0.21824), scored 2026-10-08.

Affected technology

linux kernel · before 5.5.7 (exclusive)
linux

n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source

Description’s affected range: before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.1/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 2026-10-09 03:15:34.240837+00:00

CWE: CWE-362, CWE-476
CCR priority: 20.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.0031 · percentile 0.21824 · 2026-10-08
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:13:32.966430+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2020-36558.html