CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
linux | linux_kernel | * | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/25/1
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.9.7
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c4e0dff2095c579b142d5a0693257f1c58b4804
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/104
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0003/
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%