Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-15436
Reference (s):
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201218-0002/
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/6/7/379
- URL: https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/6/7/379