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
0.12% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
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: 0.12%• Percentile: 30%

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

    < 5.8.15

References (5)