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CVE-2020-36313

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range...

7.8 High

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range access to memslots after a deletion, aka CID-0774a964ef56. This affects arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c, include/linux/kvm_host.h, and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range access to memslots after a deletion, aka CID-0774a964ef56. This affects arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c, include/linux/kvm_host.h, and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

Record
CVE-2020-36313
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range access to memslots after a deletion, aka CID-0774a964ef56. This affects arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c, include/linux/kvm_host.h, and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

Record
CVE-2020-36313
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-23855 No score

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range access to memslots after a deletion, aka CID-0774a964ef56. This affects arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c, include/linux/kvm_host.h, and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

Record
EUVD-2020-23855
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c45p-95wm-gfqp No score

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range...

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range access to memslots after a deletion, aka CID-0774a964ef56. This affects arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c, include/linux/kvm_host.h, and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

Record
GHSA-c45p-95wm-gfqp
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-36313 7.8

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.7. The KVM subsystem allows out-of-range access to memslots after a deletion, aka CID-0774a964ef56. This affects arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c, include/linux/kvm_host.h, and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36313
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux-hwe-edge
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.8.0-28.30~16.04.14.8.0-30.32~16.04.14.8.0-32.34~16.04.14.8.0-34.36~16.04.14.10.0-14.16~16.04.1
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4.10.0-19.21~16.04.14.10.0-20.22~16.04.14.10.0-21.23~16.04.14.10.0-22.24~16.04.14.10.0-24.28~16.04.14.10.0-26.30~16.04.14.11.0-13.19~16.04.14.11.0-14.20~16.04.14.13.0-16.19~16.04.34.13.0-17.20~16.04.14.13.0-19.22~16.04.14.13.0-21.24~16.04.14.13.0-25.29~16.04.24.15.0-13.14~16.04.14.15.0-15.16~16.04.14.15.0-20.21~16.04.14.15.0-22.24~16.04.14.15.0-23.25~16.04.1
 None known
linux-aws-5.0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.15.0.0-1022.25~18.04.15.0.0-1023.26~18.04.15.0.0-1024.27~18.04.15.0.0-1025.285.0.0-1027.30
 None known
linux-aws-5.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1017.18~18.04.15.3.0-1019.21~18.04.15.3.0-1023.25~18.04.15.3.0-1028.30~18.04.1
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5.3.0-1030.32~18.04.15.3.0-1032.34~18.04.25.3.0-1033.355.3.0-1034.365.3.0-1035.37
 None known
linux-azure
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.15.0-1002.24.15.0-1003.34.15.0-1004.44.15.0-1008.84.15.0-1009.9
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4.15.0-1012.124.15.0-1013.134.15.0-1014.144.15.0-1018.184.15.0-1019.194.15.0-1021.214.15.0-1022.234.15.0-1023.244.15.0-1025.264.15.0-1028.294.15.0-1030.314.15.0-1031.324.15.0-1032.334.15.0-1035.364.15.0-1036.384.15.0-1037.394.18.0-1011.11~18.04.14.18.0-1013.13~18.04.14.18.0-1014.14~18.04.14.18.0-1018.18~18.04.14.18.0-1019.19~18.04.14.18.0-1020.20~18.04.14.18.0-1023.24~18.04.14.18.0-1024.25~18.04.14.18.0-1025.27~18.04.15.0.0-1014.14~18.04.15.0.0-1016.17~18.04.15.0.0-1018.19~18.04.15.0.0-1020.21~18.04.15.0.0-1022.23~18.04.15.0.0-1023.24~18.04.15.0.0-1025.27~18.04.15.0.0-1027.29~18.04.15.0.0-1028.30~18.04.15.0.0-1029.31~18.04.15.0.0-1031.335.0.0-1032.345.0.0-1035.375.0.0-1036.38
 None known
linux-azure-5.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.15.3.0-1008.9~18.04.15.3.0-1009.10~18.04.15.3.0-1010.11~18.04.15.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1
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5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.15.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1018.19~18.04.15.3.0-1019.20~18.04.15.3.0-1020.21~18.04.15.3.0-1022.23~18.04.15.3.0-1028.29~18.04.15.3.0-1031.32~18.04.15.3.0-1032.33~18.04.15.3.0-1034.35~18.04.15.3.0-1035.36
 None known
linux-azure-edge
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.18.0-1006.6~18.04.14.18.0-1007.7~18.04.14.18.0-1008.8~18.04.15.0.0-1012.12~18.04.2
 None known
linux-gcp
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.15.0-1001.14.15.0-1003.34.15.0-1005.54.15.0-1006.64.15.0-1008.8
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4.15.0-1009.94.15.0-1010.104.15.0-1014.144.15.0-1015.154.15.0-1017.184.15.0-1018.194.15.0-1019.204.15.0-1021.224.15.0-1023.244.15.0-1024.254.15.0-1025.264.15.0-1026.274.15.0-1027.284.15.0-1028.294.15.0-1029.314.15.0-1030.324.15.0-1032.344.15.0-1033.354.15.0-1034.364.15.0-1036.384.15.0-1037.394.15.0-1040.424.15.0-1042.454.15.0-1044.705.0.0-1020.20~18.04.15.0.0-1021.21~18.04.15.0.0-1025.26~18.04.15.0.0-1026.27~18.04.15.0.0-1028.29~18.04.15.0.0-1029.30~18.04.15.0.0-1031.325.0.0-1033.345.0.0-1034.35
 None known
linux-gcp-5.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.15.3.0-1009.10~18.04.15.3.0-1010.11~18.04.15.3.0-1012.13~18.04.15.3.0-1014.15~18.04.1
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5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1017.18~18.04.15.3.0-1018.19~18.04.15.3.0-1020.22~18.04.15.3.0-1026.28~18.04.15.3.0-1029.31~18.04.15.3.0-1030.32~18.04.15.3.0-1032.34~18.04.1
 None known
linux-gcp-edge
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.18.0-1004.5~18.04.14.18.0-1005.6~18.04.14.18.0-1006.7~18.04.14.18.0-1007.8~18.04.14.18.0-1008.9~18.04.1
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4.18.0-1009.10~18.04.14.18.0-1011.12~18.04.14.18.0-1012.13~18.04.14.18.0-1013.14~18.04.14.18.0-1015.16~18.04.15.0.0-1011.11~18.04.15.0.0-1013.13~18.04.1
 None known
linux-gke-4.15
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.15.0-1030.324.15.0-1032.344.15.0-1033.354.15.0-1034.364.15.0-1036.38
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4.15.0-1037.394.15.0-1040.424.15.0-1041.434.15.0-1042.444.15.0-1044.464.15.0-1045.484.15.0-1046.494.15.0-1048.514.15.0-1049.524.15.0-1050.534.15.0-1052.554.15.0-1055.584.15.0-1057.604.15.0-1058.614.15.0-1059.624.15.0-1063.664.15.0-1064.674.15.0-1066.694.15.0-1067.704.15.0-1069.724.15.0-1070.734.15.0-1072.764.15.0-1073.784.15.0-1074.794.15.0-1076.814.15.0-1077.824.15.0-1078.834.15.0-1079.84
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux-hwe
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.18.0-13.14~18.04.14.18.0-14.15~18.04.14.18.0-15.16~18.04.14.18.0-16.17~18.04.14.18.0-17.18~18.04.1
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4.18.0-18.19~18.04.14.18.0-20.21~18.04.14.18.0-21.22~18.04.14.18.0-22.23~18.04.14.18.0-24.25~18.04.14.18.0-25.26~18.04.15.0.0-23.24~18.04.15.0.0-25.26~18.04.15.0.0-27.28~18.04.15.0.0-29.31~18.04.15.0.0-31.33~18.04.15.0.0-32.34~18.04.25.0.0-35.38~18.04.15.0.0-36.39~18.04.15.0.0-37.40~18.04.15.3.0-26.28~18.04.15.3.0-28.30~18.04.15.3.0-40.32~18.04.15.3.0-42.34~18.04.15.3.0-45.37~18.04.15.3.0-46.38~18.04.15.3.0-51.44~18.04.25.3.0-53.47~18.04.15.3.0-59.53~18.04.15.3.0-61.55~18.04.15.3.0-62.56~18.04.15.3.0-64.58~18.04.15.3.0-65.595.3.0-66.605.3.0-67.615.3.0-68.635.3.0-69.655.3.0-70.665.3.0-72.685.3.0-73.695.3.0-74.705.3.0-75.715.3.0-76.72
 None known
linux-hwe-edge
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.0.0-15.16~18.04.15.0.0-16.17~18.04.15.0.0-17.18~18.04.15.0.0-19.20~18.04.15.0.0-20.21~18.04.1
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5.3.0-19.20~18.04.25.3.0-22.24~18.04.15.3.0-23.25~18.04.15.3.0-23.25~18.04.25.3.0-24.26~18.04.2
 None known
linux-oem
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.15.0-1002.34.15.0-1004.54.15.0-1006.94.15.0-1008.114.15.0-1009.12
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4.15.0-1012.154.15.0-1013.164.15.0-1015.184.15.0-1017.204.15.0-1018.214.15.0-1021.244.15.0-1024.294.15.0-1026.314.15.0-1028.334.15.0-1030.354.15.0-1033.384.15.0-1034.394.15.0-1035.404.15.0-1036.414.15.0-1038.434.15.0-1039.444.15.0-1043.484.15.0-1045.504.15.0-1050.574.15.0-1056.654.15.0-1057.664.15.0-1059.684.15.0-1063.724.15.0-1064.734.15.0-1065.754.15.0-1066.764.15.0-1067.774.15.0-1069.794.15.0-1073.834.15.0-1076.864.15.0-1079.894.15.0-1080.904.15.0-1081.914.15.0-1087.974.15.0-1090.1004.15.0-1091.1014.15.0-1093.1034.15.0-1094.1044.15.0-1096.1064.15.0-1097.1074.15.0-1099.1094.15.0-1100.1104.15.0-1101.1124.15.0-1102.1134.15.0-1103.114
 None known
linux-oracle-5.0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.15.0.0-1008.13~18.04.15.0.0-1009.14~18.04.15.0.0-1010.15~18.04.15.0.0-1011.165.0.0-1013.185.0.0-1014.19
 None known
linux-oracle-5.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.15.3.0-1013.14~18.04.15.3.0-1014.15~18.04.15.3.0-1016.18~18.04.15.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1
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5.3.0-1024.26~18.04.15.3.0-1027.29~18.04.15.3.0-1028.30~18.04.15.3.0-1030.32~18.04.1
 None known
linux-raspi2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.3.0-1007.85.3.0-1014.165.3.0-1015.175.3.0-1017.195.4.0-1004.45.4.0-1006.6
 None known
linux-riscv
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.4.0-24.285.4.0-26.305.4.0-27.315.4.0-28.325.4.0-30.34
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5.4.0-31.355.4.0-33.375.4.0-34.385.4.0-36.415.4.0-37.425.4.0-39.445.4.0-40.45
 None known
linux-azure-fde-5.19
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.19.0-1025.28~22.04.1.15.19.0-1026.29~22.04.1.15.19.0-1027.30~22.04.2.1
 None known

History

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In short

CVE-2020-36313 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linux Kernel, published April 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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