CVE-2020-36766
CVSS 3.1 Score 3.3 of 10 (low)
Details
Published Sep 18, 2023
Updated: Sep 19, 2023
Summary
CVE-2020-36766 is a vulnerability affecting Linux kernels prior to version 5.8.6. In the file drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c, unprivileged users can exploit a memory leak issue. The problem arises from directly assigning log_addrs with a hole in the struct, causing one byte of kernel memory to be exposed on specific hardware. This vulnerability could potentially be used by attackers for information disclosure.
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