CVE-2020-14390
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14390
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14390.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.8.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.8.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.8.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.8.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.8.10-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.