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CVE-2020-36691

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CVE-2020-36691

Published: Mar 24, 2023

Modified: Feb 21, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8. lib/nlattr.c allows attackers to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion) via a nested Netlink policy with a back reference.

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