CVE-2020-27784

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel, where accessing a deallocated instance in printer_ioctl() printer_ioctl() tries to access of a printer_dev instance. However, use-after-free arises because it had been freed by gprinter_free().

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 1, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-27784: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix