Ubuntu: USN-4752-1 (CVE-2020-15436): Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
11/23/2020
03/02/2021
02/26/2021
03/22/2023
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.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-6-0-1048-oem
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04
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