CVE-2020-36386

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 5.8.1

Description An issue in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/hci event.c component is related to a slab out-of-bounds read in the hci extended inquiry result evt function. This issue can potentially allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 5.8.1, update to version 5.8.1 or later to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about additional mitigation measures for this specific issue.