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CVE-2020-29661

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.13% Public Exploit

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. 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-2020-29661
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.13%
Linux

Original NVD 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.

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