Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
High
Attack Vector
Physical
0

CVE-2020-28974

Disclosure Date: November 20, 2020
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Description

A slab-out-of-bounds read in fbcon in the Linux kernel before 5.9.7 could be used by local attackers to read privileged information or potentially crash the kernel, aka CID-3c4e0dff2095. This occurs because KD_FONT_OP_COPY in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c can be used for manipulations such as font height.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.0 Medium
Impact Score:
4.7
Exploitability Score:
0.3
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Physical
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
Low
Integrity (I):
Low
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • linux

Products

  • debian linux 9.0,
  • linux kernel
Technical Analysis