vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2020-15436): Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 23, 2020
Added
Feb 26, 2021
Modified
Aug 18, 2025

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.

Solutions

ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-6-0-1048-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04

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