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CVE-2020-8649

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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.

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https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00039.html

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206357

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-02-06

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00017

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