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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-25668: Security patch for kernel (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 10, 2020
Added
Dec 10, 2020
Modified
May 20, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Linux Kernel because access to the global variable fg_console is not properly synchronized leading to a use after free in con_font_op.

Solutions

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