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CVE-2020-28974

Published: 2020-11-20T18:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:23Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt