The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles software scrollback. There is a vgacon_scrolldelta out-of-bounds read, aka CID-973c096f6a85.
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20584 The vgacon subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.8.10 mishandles software scrollback. There is a vgacon_scrolldelta out-of-bounds read, aka CID-973c096f6a85.
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History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:03:28.041Z

Reserved: 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28097

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:33:57.573Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-24T12:15:07.780

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:17:27.767

Link: CVE-2020-28097

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-09-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-28097 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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