UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27784

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CVE-2020-27784
Published: 01 Sept 2022, 18:15
Last modified:03 Jun 2026, 13:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Sept 2022, 18:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Jun 2026, 13:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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().

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 4.4.0-197.229 | < 4.15.0-129.132 | < 5.4.0-56.62

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1082.86 | < 4.4.0-1118.132 | < 4.15.0-1091.96 | < 5.4.0-1030.31

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1030.31~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 4.15.0-2034.35 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    < 4.15.0-1091.96~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1103.114~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1103.114~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1032.33

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1103.114

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1032.33~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 4.15.0-2016.18 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-dell300x

    < 4.15.0-1010.14

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 4.4.0-1051.57 | all | < 4.15.0-1049.56

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.15.0-1091.104~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1030.32

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1091.104

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.15.0-129.132~16.04.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4

    < 5.4.0-56.62~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-kvm

    < 4.4.0-1084.93 | < 4.15.0-1082.84 | < 5.4.0-1028.29

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-nvidia

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle

    < 4.15.0-1062.68~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1062.68 | < 5.4.0-1030.32

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0

    all

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References (3)