CVE-2020-12657

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 5, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-12657: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix