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.
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21 Nov 2024, 05:18
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References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1888726 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/16/84 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/29/528 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0006/ - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2020-12-02 01:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:18
NVD link : CVE-2020-25656
Mitre link : CVE-2020-25656
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-25656
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
redhat
- enterprise_linux
starwindsoftware
- starwind_virtual_san
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free