CVE-2020-36386

Published: Jun 7, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.1. net/bluetooth/hci_event.c has a slab out-of-bounds read in hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt, aka CID-51c19bf3d5cf.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 5.8.1

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (10)

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51c19bf3d5cfaa66571e4b88ba2a6f6295311101

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://sites.google.com/view/syzscope/kasan-slab-out-of-bounds-read-in-hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=4bf11aa05c4ca51ce0df86e500fce486552dc8d2

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://syzkaller.appspot.com/text?tag=ReproC&x=15ca2f46900000

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.1