CVE-2020-36558 (GCVE-0-2020-36558)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-21 03:46 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:30
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Summary
A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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