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CVE-2020-27152
An issue was discovered in ioapic_lazy_update_eoi in arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel before 5.9.2. It has an infinite loop…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.57%
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Description
An issue was discovered in ioapic_lazy_update_eoi in arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel before 5.9.2. It has an infinite loop related to improper interaction between a resampler and edge triggering, aka CID-77377064c3a9.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.57% · top 53% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
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References (4)
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208767 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20201103 CVE-2020-27152 Kernel: KVM: host stack overflow via loop due to lazy update IOAPIC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77377064c3a94911339f13ce113b3abf265e06da (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.9.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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