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CVE-2020-12352
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(low)
- EPSS
- 92.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 23, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- secure@intelhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161229/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0074-1.html
- secure@intelhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162131/Linux-Kernel-5.4-BleedingTooth-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- secure@intelhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00435.html?wapkw=CVE-2020-12351
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161229/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0074-1.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162131/Linux-Kernel-5.4-BleedingTooth-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00435.html?wapkw=CVE-2020-12351
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-12352(12)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:4991Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:4990Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2020:4276Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2020:4289Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:4286Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:4287Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:4288Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2020:4277Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
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Patch Availability(25)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(13)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- UbuntuLSN-0073-1MEDIUM
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuLSN-0074-1MEDIUM
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuUSN-4591-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4592-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4657-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7179-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7179-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7179-3MEDIUM
Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7179-4MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7183-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7186-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7186-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7194-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)
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- 2026-05-23 04:57 UTCVendor advisory
Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-49754First seen Apr 8, 2021
Linux Kernel 5.4 - 'BleedingTooth' Bluetooth Zero-Click Remote Code Execution
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