vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-8648: ELSA-2020-4431: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 30, 2020
Added
May 7, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the n_tty_receive_buf_common function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel console driver when using the copy-paste buffer. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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