Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-obs-build package, versions <4.12.14-150.66.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-KERNELOBSBUILD-2695213
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Feb 2021

Introduced: 11 Feb 2021

CVE-2020-28915  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 kernel-obs-build to version 4.12.14-150.66.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-obs-build package and not the kernel-obs-build package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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