CVE Vulnerability

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.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.6 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 4.7

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
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/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.9.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-09-18 06:15

Updated : 2020-11-02 09:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-14390

Mitre link : CVE-2020-14390

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-787