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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-28097
The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles...
Vulnerability Description
The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles software scrollback. There is a vgacon_scrolldelta out-of-bounds read, aka CID-973c096f6a85.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/176
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0001/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
June 24th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.