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CVE-2020-28097

The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles software scrollback. There is a vgacon_scrolldelta out-of-bounds read, aka CID-973c096f6a85.

  • Published: Jun 24, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2020-28097
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 5.8.10