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.

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01 August 2023

01 August 2023

OPEN

MEDIUM

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

cve-2020-36558

Brocade Security Advisory ID

 BSA-2023-2062

Component

 Linux

 

 

Summary

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.

 

Products Affected

All versions of Brocade Fabric OS

 

Products Under Investigation

Brocade ASCG

 

Products Confirmed Not Affected

Brocade SANnav is not affected by this vulnerability

 

Solution

Solution provided in Fabric OS v8.2.3d, v9.1.1c, v9.2.0 and later versions

 

 

Revision History

Version

Change

Date

1.0

Initial Publication

 August 1, 2023

 

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