CVE-2020-27835 (GCVE-0-2020-27835)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-07 17:24 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:25
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Summary
A use after free in the Linux kernel infiniband hfi1 driver in versions prior to 5.10-rc6 was found in the way user calls Ioctl after open dev file and fork. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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Vendor Product Version
n/a kernel Affected: kernel versions prior to 5.10-rc6
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