CVE-2020-28915
CVSS V2 Medium 6.1
CVSS V3 Medium 5.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-28915
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-11-18T08:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-12-15T19:52:24
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.8.15 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.1
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 8.5
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.8
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.3
- Impact Score
- 5.5
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=08b8be45afea11888776f897895aef9ad1c3ecfd | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178886 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6735b4632def0640dbdf4eb9f99816aca18c4f16 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af08640795b2b9a940c9266c0260455377ae262 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28915 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28915 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:30:16 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 16:59:56 | 2020-11-18T08:15Z | 2020-11-18T08:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 16:59:56 | 2020-12-15T19:52:24 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 16:59:56 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |