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LIN8-13053 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2020-25656

Created: Nov 2, 2020    Updated: Dec 7, 2020
Found In Version: 8.0.0.1
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8
Component/s: Kernel

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.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25656
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