What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 2, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated