Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-27194

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.15. scalar32_min_max_or in kernel/bpf/verifier.c mishandles bounds tracking during use of 64-bit values, aka CID-5b9fbeb75b6a.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.8.15
- (no CPE)range: <5.8.15
Linux/Linux kerneldescription

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5b9fbeb75b6a98955f628e205ac26689bcb1383envdPatchThird Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

News mentions

No linked articles in our index yet.

cvss	0.358
epss	0.002
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000