CVE-2020-25669
High
CVE-2020-25669
A vulnerability was found in the Linux Kernel where the function sunkbd_reinit having been scheduled by sunkbd_interrupt before sunkbd being freed. Though the dangling pointer is set to NULL in sunkbd_disconnect, there is still an alias in sunkbd_reinit causing Use After Free.
Exploit probability
0.6%
Published
May 26, 2021
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
223 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-25669
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A vulnerability was found in the Linux Kernel where the function sunkbd_reinit having been scheduled by sunkbd_interrupt before sunkbd being freed. Though the dangling pointer is set to NULL in sunkbd_disconnect, there is still an alias in sunkbd_reinit causing Use After Free.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/20/5
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77e70d351db7de07a46ac49b87a6c3c7a60fca7e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210702-0006/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/05/2%2C
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/20/5%2C