CVE-2020-28097

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 24 Jun 2021, 12:00
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 16:33

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
34/100
CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Jun 2021, 12:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 16:33
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 26%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 5.8.10

  • netapp•cloud_backup

    na

  • netapp•h300e

    na

  • netapp•h300s_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h410c_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h410s_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h500e

    na

  • netapp•h500s_firmware

    na

  • netapp•h700e

    na

  • netapp•h700s_firmware

    na

References (5)