CVE-2020-25656

MediumCVSS 4.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 2, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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