CVE-2020-25656
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 2, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 16, 2020
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free was found in the way the console subsystem was using ioctls KDGKBSENT and KDSKBSENT. A local user could use this flaw to get read memory access out of bounds. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
kerneln/a |
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References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1888726
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/29/528
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/16/84
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201210 [SECURITY] [DLA 2483-1] linux-4.19 security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201218 [SECURITY] [DLA 2494-1] linux security updatemailing-list
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0006/
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