Description (CNA)
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc6. When changing screen size, an out-of-bounds memory write can occur leading to memory corruption or a denial of service. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / kernel | affected Linux kernel versions before 5.9-rc6 |
CWE
CWE-787
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876788
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876788
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
No English description supplied.
No references supplied.