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CVE-2020-29660

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.47% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-12-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-29660
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.47%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A locking inconsistency issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13. drivers/tty/tty_io.c and drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c may allow a read-after-free attack against TIOCGSID, aka CID-c8bcd9c5be24.

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