CVE-2020-8649

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vgacon_invert_region function in drivers/video/console/vgacon.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-8649: Medium severity, CVSS 5.9 | Vulnix