CVE-2020-28915

low-risk
Published 2020-11-18

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.8/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886
Release Notes https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a...
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67...
Patch https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=08b8be45afea11888776f897895aef9ad1c3ecfd
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886
Release Notes https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a...
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67...
Patch https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=08b8be45afea11888776f897895aef9ad1c3ecfd
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low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal