Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-28915 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Linux Kernel

047910
CVSS 5.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
PHYSICAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
low complexity
linux
CWE-125
NVD
Published: 2020-11-18
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
4593

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Overread Buffers
    An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.

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