CVE-2020-28915

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28915DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28915
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 28
Modified
Published: 18 Nov 2020, 07:59
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 16:40

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6.1 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.38% LOW
0% probability +0.26%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Nov 2020, 07:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 16:40
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.8CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.38%• Percentile: 32%

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

  • debian•linux

    < 5.9.1-1 | < 5.9.1-1 | < 5.9.1-1 | < 5.9.1-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    all | < 4.4.0-197.229 | < 4.15.0-126.129 | < 5.4.0-56.62

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1082.86 | < 4.4.0-1118.132 | < 4.15.0-1088.93 | < 5.4.0-1030.31

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1030.31~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 4.15.0-2031.32 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    < 4.15.0-1088.93~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1100.111~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1100.111~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1032.33

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1100.111

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1032.33~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 4.15.0-2013.15 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-dell300x

    < 4.15.0-1007.11

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    < 4.4.0-1051.57 | all | < 4.15.0-1046.53

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.15.0-1088.101~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1030.32

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1088.101

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1074.79

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1005.6

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.15.0-126.129~16.04.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4

    < 5.4.0-56.62~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8

    < 5.8.0-31.33~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-kvm

    < 4.4.0-1084.93 | < 4.15.0-1079.81 | < 5.4.0-1028.29

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    < 4.15.0-1103.114

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6

    < 5.6.0-1048.52

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle

    < 4.15.0-1059.65~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1059.65 | < 5.4.0-1030.32

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi

    < 5.4.0-1023.26

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-5.4

    < 5.4.0-1023.26~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.4.0-1142.152 | < 4.15.0-1074.79 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    < 5.4.0-37.42

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.4.0-1146.156 | < 4.15.0-1091.100

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 5.8.15

References (13)