CVE-2020-8649

 

Published at: - 06-02-2020 02:15

Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44

Total changes: - 4

Description

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vgacon_invert_region function in drivers/video/console/vgacon.c.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206357
• openSUSE-SU-2020:0388-Third Party Advisory
• [debian-lts-announce] 20200609 [SECURITY] [DLA 2241-1] linux security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• [debian-lts-announce] 20200610 [SECURITY] [DLA 2241-2] linux security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• [debian-lts-announce] 20200610 [SECURITY] [DLA 2242-1] linux-4.9 security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• DSA-4698-Third Party Advisory

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2020-8649

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures