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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206357
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00039.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
24.8%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.5.2
opensuse/leap
15.1
Published
Feb 06, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026