Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-25656
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-25656
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-25656
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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1.9
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.4
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2.9
|
[email protected] |
4.1
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
0.5
|
3.6
|
[email protected] |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-25656
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Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.Assigned by:
- [email protected] (Secondary)
- [email protected] (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-25656
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/16/84
Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1888726
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0006/
Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/29/528
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-25656
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12859:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13170:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13586:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build13861:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*