CVE-2020-14416 (GCVE-0-2020-14416)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-18 10:45 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:46
VLAI
Summary
In the Linux kernel before 5.4.16, a race condition in tty->disc_data handling in the slip and slcan line discipline could lead to a use-after-free, aka CID-0ace17d56824. This affects drivers/net/slip/slip.c and drivers/net/can/slcan.c.
Severity
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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