Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
High
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2020-25656

Disclosure Date: December 02, 2020
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
4.1 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
0.5
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • linux,
  • redhat,
  • starwindsoftware

Products

  • debian linux 9.0,
  • enterprise linux 7.0,
  • enterprise linux 8.0,
  • linux kernel,
  • linux kernel 5.10,
  • starwind virtual san v8
Technical Analysis