vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2020-25656
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 2, 2020 | Jan 20, 2025 | May 27, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 2, 2020
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
May 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free was found in the way the console subsystem was using ioctls KDGKBSENT and KDSKBSENT. A local user could use this flaw to get read memory access out of bounds. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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