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CVE-2020-27152 (GCVE-0-2020-27152)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-06 07:46 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:11
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Summary
An issue was discovered in ioapic_lazy_update_eoi in arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel before 5.9.2. It has an infinite loop related to improper interaction between a resampler and edge triggering, aka CID-77377064c3a9.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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