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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a kernel
Linux kernel versions before 5.9-rc6affected
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876788 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html ↗