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CVE-2020-36311

2021-04-0700:00:00
ubuntu.com
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linux kernel
denial of service
sev vm
destruction
soft lockup
cve-2020-36311
architecture
kvm
svm

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

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.

Notes

Author Note
sbeattie break commit 5dd0a57cf38ee is when SEV was introduced, actual break may be more recent.
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CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%