CVE-2020-28915

CVE Details

Release Date:	2020-11-18
Impact:	None	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2020-28915 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

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

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Physical
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	Low
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.53.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2021-9001	2021-01-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9001	2021-01-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9002	2021-01-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9043	2021-02-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.53.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2021-9001	2021-01-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5996	2020-12-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9001	2021-01-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9002	2021-01-07
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2022-5316	2022-07-02
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5996	2020-12-15
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2021-0001	2021-01-07