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CVE-2020-8649

CVSS v3.1 5.9 (Medium)
59% Progress
CVSS v2.0 3.6 (Low)
36% Progress
EPSS 0.06 % (26th)
0.06% Progress
Affected Products 3
Advisories 25
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-416
Use After Free
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2020-02-06 01:15:10
(4 years ago)
Updated Date
2021-12-30 20:44:42
(2 years ago)

Affected Products

Debian

Linux

Opensuse

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 5.5.2 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 5.5.2

Configuration #2

    CPE23 From Up To
  Opensuse Leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1

Configuration #3

    CPE23 From Up To
  Debian Linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0
  Debian Linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0