Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions *
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EPSS
0.06% (25th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTKVM-2964494
- published 1 Aug 2022
- disclosed 21 Mar 2020
Introduced: 21 Mar 2020
CVE-2020-36557 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-rt-kvm.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-kvm 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.
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version 3.1