Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEBUGMODULESINTERNAL-2964458
  • published1 Aug 2022
  • disclosed21 Mar 2020

Introduced: 21 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-36557  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal package and not the kernel-rt-debug-modules-internal package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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