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Red Hat: CVE-2020-8649: CVE-2020-8649 kernel: invalid read location in vgacon_invert_region function in drivers/video/console/vgacon.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 6, 2020
Added
Oct 1, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 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.

Solutions

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