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01 Record

CVE-2020-36766

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.6. drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c leaks one byte of kernel memory on specific hardware to unprivileged users, because of directly assigning

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.6. drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c leaks one byte of kernel memory on specific hardware to unprivileged users, because of directly assigning

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 14.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
3.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-09-18 00:00Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-25 18:00Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2023-09-18
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8323f60ea6beb322b199dca80112281f5d67d8a20e0673f0a045cc456b0d9fb5

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
redhatcryostatNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.8.7-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.8.7-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.8.7-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1085.90~16.04.1
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1098.109~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1086.98~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-120.122~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1056.61~16.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.15.0-121.123
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1086.91
  • linux-aws-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1099.110
  • linux-azure-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1031.32~18.04.1
  • linux-azure-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1086.98
  • linux-gcp-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1
  • linux-gke-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1077.79
  • linux-oem
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1057.62
  • linux-oracle-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1
  • linux-raspi-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1021.24~18.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.4.0-51.56
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1028.29
  • linux-aws-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1031.32
  • linux-azure-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1028.29
  • linux-gcp-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1026.27
  • linux-oem-5.10
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.14
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.6
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1028.29
  • linux-oracle-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1021.24
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.8
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux-allwinner-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fde-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-nvidia-6.2
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.17
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-6.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-5.19
    No fix yet
  • linux-starfive-6.2
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1098.109~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2030.31
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2012.14
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1044.50
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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