CVE-2020-28097

CVE Details

Release Date:

2021-06-24

Description

The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles software scrollback. There is a vgacon_scrolldelta out-of-bounds read, aka CID-973c096f6a85.

See more information about CVE-2020-28097 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.9	Base Metrics:	AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Physical	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9442	2021-09-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9442	2021-09-08
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2021-0030	2021-09-09

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