CVE-2020-28097

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.

Summary:

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.

Reference Links(if available):

  • https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45
  • https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/176
  • https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10
  • https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45
  • CVSS Score (if available)

    v2: / LOW

    v3: /

    Links to Exploits(if available)