CVE-2020-36557 (GCVE-0-2020-36557)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-07-21 03:46 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.6.2 between the VT_DISALLOCATE ioctl and closing/opening of ttys could lead to a use-after-free.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/t… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/Chan… | x_refsource_MISC |
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