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CVE-2020-36311
Published: Apr 6, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.9. arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) by triggering destruction of a large SEV VM (which requires unregistering many encrypted regions), aka CID-7be74942f184.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.9
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[debian-lts-announce] 20210720 [SECURITY] [DLA 2714-1] linux-4.19 security update
mailing-list
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DSA-4941
vendor-advisory
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