CVE-2020-36312 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.289 - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-36312 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.289

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 2a727895ea700acee0599e21e201c379d6964cbc

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2021-04-07

URL: CVE-2020-36312

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/getgrav/grav-plugin-admin/security/advisories/GHSA-6f53-6qgv-39pj

Release Date: 2021-04-07

Fix Resolution: 1.10.8

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.