CVE-2020-25220
kernel: use-after-free because skcd->no_refcnt was not considered during the backport of CVE-2020-14356
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 22, 2020
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The cgroups feature is affected by a use-after-free memory flaw that was not considered during the backport for CVE-2020-14356. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free