DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28915

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CVE-2020-28915
Published: 18 Nov 2020, 08:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:18

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
23/100
CVSS Score
5.8 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Nov 2020, 08:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:18
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

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

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

References (1)