In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvmet: fix a memory leak

We forgot to free new_model_number

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
013b7ebe5a0d70e2a02fd225174595e79c591b3e affected < 227064b2ca9e62270ed445665ae849c73f0dfb2c
013b7ebe5a0d70e2a02fd225174595e79c591b3e affected < 382fee1a8b623e2546a3e15e80517389e0e0673e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.7 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.7
5.8.6 unaffected ≤ 5.8.*
5.9 unaffected ≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227064b2ca9e62270ed445665ae849c73f0dfb2c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/382fee1a8b623e2546a3e15e80517389e0e0673e cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050110-CVE-2020-36790-c8e2@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36790 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36790 cve-icon
History

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Thu, 01 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: fix a memory leak We forgot to free new_model_number
Title nvmet: fix a memory leak
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T06:59:04.955Z

Reserved: 2024-02-26T17:07:27.435Z

Link: CVE-2020-36790

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-01T15:15:54.020

Modified: 2025-11-06T21:59:33.563

Link: CVE-2020-36790

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-36790 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-06-24T09:51:38Z

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