CVE-2020-28915

MediumCVSS 5.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-28915: Medium severity, CVSS 5.8 | Vulnix