Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-27152

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.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.9.2
- (no CPE)range: <5.9.2
Linux/Linux kerneldescription
osv-coords2 versions
pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-abi-whitelists pkg:rpm/almalinux/kernel-tools-libs-devel
< 4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/03/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.9.2nvdMailing ListRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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