CVE-2020-28915
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 18, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 18, 2020
Description
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6735b4632def0640dbdf4eb9f99816aca18c4f16
- https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=08b8be45afea11888776f897895aef9ad1c3ecfd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af08640795b2b9a940c9266c0260455377ae262
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