Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-devel package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDEVEL-1399601
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 16 Sep 2020
How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 kernel-devel.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28097
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/176
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0001/
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