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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-29661

A locking issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13. drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c allows a use-after-free attack against TIOCSPGRP, aka CID-54ffccbf053b.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.12%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A locking issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13. drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c allows a use-after-free attack against TIOCSPGRP, aka CID-54ffccbf053b.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.12% probability · 64th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416, CWE-667
Affected
linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · netapp/active iq unified manager · broadcom/fabric operating system · netapp/solidfire baseboard management controller firmware · netapp/h410c firmware · netapp/a700s firmware · netapp/8300 firmware · netapp/8700 firmware · netapp/a400 firmware · oracle/tekelec platform distribution
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.