CVE-2020-29661

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

1%p64

Published

Dec 9, 2020 (Dec 9, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

A locking issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13. drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c allows a use-after-free attack against TIOCSPGRP, aka CID-54ffccbf053b.

Vendors: linux fedoraproject debian netapp broadcom oracle
Products: linux kernel, fedora, debian linux, active iq unified manager, fabric operating system, solidfire baseboard management controller firmware, h410c firmware, a700s firmware, 8300 firmware, 8700 firmware, a400 firmware, tekelec platform distribution
Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-667
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.1%)

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