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CVE-2020-28915 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af08640795b2b9a940c9266c0260455377ae262 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6735b4632def0640dbdf4eb9f99816aca18c4f16 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=08b8be45afea11888776f897895aef9ad1c3ecfd CVEPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 5.8.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-28915
NVD Published Date:
Nov 18, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-28915 Details - Not Deferred