CVE-2020-25656
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.1)—
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
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.44%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 36
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (4)
CWE
- CWE-416
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1888726
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/16/84
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/29/528
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0006/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1888726
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/16/84
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/10/29/528
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20210325-0006/
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