CVE-2020-14416

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.

Category

4.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162002 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ace17d56824165c7f4c68785d6b58971db954dd patch vendor advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.16 release notes vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14416?
CVE-2020-14416 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-14416?
To fix CVE-2020-14416, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-14416 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-14416 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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