vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-8649: ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 30, 2020
Added
May 7, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

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.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation of the invert video code on VGA consoles when a local attacker attempts to resize the console. An out-of-bounds read can occur, leaking information to the console.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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