CVE-2020-8649

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206357 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00039.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8649?
CVE-2020-8649 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8649?
To fix CVE-2020-8649, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-8649 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8649 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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