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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-28915) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-28915) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
11/18/2020
Created
12/16/2020
Added
12/15/2020
Modified
07/02/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dtrace-modules
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-firmware
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-tools-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-perf
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-perf

References

  • ELSA-2022-5316
  • CVE-2020-28915
  • USN-4657-1
  • USN-4658-1
  • USN-4658-2
  • USN-4659-1
  • USN-4659-2
  • USN-4660-1
  • USN-4660-2
  • USN-4752-1
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