Synthesis of the vulnerability
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via fbcon_redraw_softback() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to run code.Impacted products: Debian, Linux, openSUSE Leap, Slackware, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SLES.Severity of this bulletin: 2/4.Creation date: 15/09/2020.Références of this threat: CERTFR-2020-AVI-614, CERTFR-2020-AVI-625, CERTFR-2020-AVI-642, CERTFR-2020-AVI-672, CERTFR-2020-AVI-678, CERTFR-2020-AVI-699, CVE-2020-14390, DLA-2385-1, DLA-2420-1, DLA-2420-2, openSUSE-SU-2020:1586-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:1655-1, SSA:2020-295-01, SUSE-SU-2020:2879-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2904-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2905-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2906-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2907-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2908-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2999-1, SUSE-SU-2020:3014-1, VIGILANCE-VUL-33321.
Description of the vulnerability
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via fbcon_redraw_softback() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to run code.Full bulletin, software filtering, emails, fixes, ... (Request your free trial)
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