Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2020-14390

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.

  • Published: Sep 18, 2020
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-14390
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 5.9.0-rc1 5.9.0-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 5.9.0-rc2 5.9.0-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 5.9.0-rc3 5.9.0-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 5.9.0 5.9.0.x
linux / linux_kernel 5.9.0-rc4 5.9.0-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 5.9.0-rc5 5.9.0-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.2.3 5.9.0
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x