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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Published : 2020-11-20 18:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:23
NVD link : CVE-2020-28974
Mitre link : CVE-2020-28974
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-28974
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read