Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2020-27784
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel, where accessing a deallocated instance in printer_ioctl() printer_ioctl() tries to access of a printer_dev instance. However, use-after-free arises because it had been freed by gprinter_free().
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.9.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27784 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.9.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27784 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.9.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27784 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27784 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27784 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27784 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-201