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MEDIUM

CVE-2020-27152

CVSS v3

5.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-18

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • kernel-abi-whitelistsAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3and 1 other package

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-27152 Red Hat Product Security150 products fixed

    Kernel: KVM: host stack overflow due to lazy update IOAPIC

  • RHSA-2021:1093 Red Hat Product Security120 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

  • RHSA-2021:1081 Red Hat Product Security30 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

Full record on NVD

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.

Technical details

Published
2020-11-06

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 related to improper interaction between a resampler and edge triggering, aka CID-77377064c3a9.

Is CVE-2020-27152 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-27152 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-10-18, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-27152?

CVE-2020-27152 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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