vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-28915: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Nov 18, 2020 | Jul 5, 2022 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Nov 18, 2020
Added
Jul 5, 2022
Modified
May 25, 2023
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
Rapid7 Labs
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