CVE-2020-8647

Published Feb 6, 2020

Last updated 3 years ago

Overview

Description
There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vc_do_resize function in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Analyzed

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6.1
Impact score
4.2
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
3.6
Impact score
4.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-416

Configurations