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CVE-2020-25668

high

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.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210702-0005/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=90bfdeef83f1d6c696039b6a917190dcbbad3220

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/04/3%2C

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/30/1%2C

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-18330

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1893287%2C

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/04/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/30/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-05-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00061