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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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
redhat
- enterprise_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
debian
- debian_linux
starwindsoftware
- starwind_virtual_san
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free