Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-36786
Published: May 30, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90035
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36786
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the lm3554_probe() function in drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/atomisp-lm3554.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2020-36786
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4, 5.13
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc4cc2fb5aaf9adb83c02211eb13b16cfcb7ba64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f0f37d03cde8f4341df8454f9b40a67fda94a33
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27d2eab69f7da8e94e4751ac5c6d22d809275484
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6045b01dd0e3cd3759eafe7f290ed04c957500b1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.37
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13