CVE-2020-14390
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14390
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-14390.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-14390
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2020-09-18T18:15:16Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
- Severity
-
- 5.6 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- 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