CVE-2020-14416

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.4.16, a race condition in tty->disc_data handling in the slip and slcan line discipline could lead to a use-after-free, aka CID-0ace17d56824. This affects drivers/net/slip/slip.c and drivers/net/can/slcan.c.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.2
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJun 18, 2020
First seenJun 18, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.4.16 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 5.4.165.4.16
opensuse leap15.1, 15.2—

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