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CVE-2020-8647

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vc_do_resize function in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c.

  • Published: Feb 6, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-8647
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 5.5.2.x
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x
opensuse / leap 15.1 15.1.x