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Red Hat: CVE-2020-12464: use-after-free in usb_sg_cancel function in drivers/usb/core/message.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-12464: use-after-free in usb_sg_cancel function in drivers/usb/core/message.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/29/2020
Created
05/21/2021
Added
05/21/2021
Modified
03/13/2024

Description

usb_sg_cancel in drivers/usb/core/message.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6.8 has a use-after-free because a transfer occurs without a reference, aka CID-056ad39ee925.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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