There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vc_do_resize function in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c.
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This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 83% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vc_do_resize function in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c.
February 6, 2020
November 21, 2024
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | lowlatency-4.4 (4.4.0-168) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | lowlatency-4.4 (4.4.0-168) @ trusty | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-193.80.1.rt13.130.el8_2 | 2022-04-05 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-193.80.1.el8_2 | 2022-04-05 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8 | 2020-11-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-240.el8 | 2020-11-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7 | 2020-09-29 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.el7 | 2020-09-29 | redhat |
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There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vc_do_resize function in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c.
RHSA-2020:4060 — Moderate
RHSA-2020:4062 — Moderate
RHSA-2020:4431 — Moderate
RHSA-2020:4609 — Moderate
RHSA-2022:1209 — Moderate
RHSA-2022:1213 — Moderate
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
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