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CVE-2020-8648

Public on 2020-02-06
Modified on 2020-05-08
Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel console driver when using the copy-paste buffer. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2020-04-20 19:25 ALAS-2020-1360
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel 2020-03-23 16:25 ALAS2-2020-1405
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.165-131.185 2020-03-21 01:36 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-004
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.165-133.209 2020-03-21 01:36 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-005
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.171-136.231 2020-03-21 01:36 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-006

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P