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CVE-2020-28097

CVE-2020-28097MEDIUM

n/a n/a — The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles software scrollback.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   P   L   L   N  U  H  N  H    5.9   .0052   42.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Nov 2   Reserved by mitre
  Jun 24  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2020-28097. Received CVSS 5.9 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2020-28097. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-125 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles software scrollback. There is a vgacon_scrolldelta out-of-bounds read, aka CID-973c096f6a85.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
November 2, 2020	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
June 24, 2021	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2020-28097. Received CVSS 5.9 and CPE data from NVD.
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2020-28097. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-125

References (5)

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/176 [Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0001/ [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-28097 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-125

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