Overview
- Description
- A buffer over-read (at the framebuffer layer) in the fbcon code in the Linux kernel before 5.8.15 could be used by local attackers to read kernel memory, aka CID-6735b4632def.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.8
- Impact score
- 5.5
- Exploitability score
- 0.3
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.1
- Impact score
- 8.5
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-125
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "9BF3F4F2-5281-41EC-9471-4C35FCDDC7AA",
"versionEndExcluding": "5.8.15"
}
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"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]