vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2020-28974
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Nov 20, 2020 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Nov 20, 2020
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A slab-out-of-bounds read in fbcon in the Linux kernel before 5.9.7 could be used by local attackers to read privileged information or potentially crash the kernel, aka CID-3c4e0dff2095. This occurs because KD_FONT_OP_COPY in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c can be used for manipulations such as font height.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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