CVE-2020-14416: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel before 5.4.16, a race condition in tty->disc_data handling in the slip and slcan line discipline could lead to a use-after-free, aka CID-0ace17d56824. This affects drivers/net/slip/slip.c and drivers/net/can/slcan.c.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 5.4.16 (fixed in 5.4.16)
• Opensuse Leap: version 15.1 only; version 15.2 only

Published 2020-06-18. Last modified 2026-10-08.