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LINCD-3663 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2020-28974

Created: Nov 22, 2020    Updated: May 13, 2022
Resolved Date: Nov 26, 2020
Found In Version: 10.20.6.0
Fix Version: 10.20.48.0
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux CD
Component/s: Kernel

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.

CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2020-28974 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28974)

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