CVE-2020-28915

A buffer over-read (at the framebuffer layer) in the fbcon code in the Linux kernel before 5.8.15 could be used by local attackers to read kernel memory, aka CID-6735b4632def.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af08640795b2b9a940c9266c0260455377ae262 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af08640795b2b9a940c9266c0260455377ae262 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6735b4632def0640dbdf4eb9f99816aca18c4f16 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6735b4632def0640dbdf4eb9f99816aca18c4f16 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=08b8be45afea11888776f897895aef9ad1c3ecfd - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=08b8be45afea11888776f897895aef9ad1c3ecfd - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2020-11-18 08:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:23


NVD link : CVE-2020-28915

Mitre link : CVE-2020-28915

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-28915


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-125

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