CVE-2020-36558

A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and general protection fault.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

EPSS

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 22nd percentile

Published

2022-07-21

Updated

2026-10-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6cd1ed50efd…

Security advisories

• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.7

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry