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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2483-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2494-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-21358 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4679-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4680-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4681-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4683-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4751-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:48:01.280Z

Reserved: 2020-11-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-28974

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-20T18:15:12.120

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:23:25.433

Link: CVE-2020-28974

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-11-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-28974 - Bugzilla

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