Use After Free Affecting kernel-macros package, versions <4.12.14-150.63.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-KERNELMACROS-2700801
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Nov 2020

Introduced: 26 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-25656  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 kernel-macros to version 4.12.14-150.63.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-macros package and not the kernel-macros package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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