CVE-2020-36786

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

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 12.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (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:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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.

Published

2024-02-28 08:13Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:42Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-26

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

017ed645a9b8fb92fc54b90eba2c2fcd5da68a65f6ac6b15bfa7dae44075f1fc

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4cc2fb5aaf9adb83c02211eb13b16cfcb7ba64
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f0f37d03cde8f4341df8454f9b40a67fda94a33
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27d2eab69f7da8e94e4751ac5c6d22d809275484
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6045b01dd0e3cd3759eafe7f290ed04c957500b1