{"id":"CVE-2020-28097","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-28097","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:31:15.292Z","title":"There is a vgacon_scrolldelta out-of-bounds read, aka CID-973c096f6a85.","description":"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.","published":"2021-06-24T12:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T21:17:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","netapp/cloud backup","netapp/h410c firmware","netapp/h300s firmware","netapp/h500s firmware","netapp/h700s firmware","netapp/h300e firmware","netapp/h500e firmware","netapp/h700e firmware","netapp/h410s firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00519,"percentile":0.43839,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/176","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.10","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/973c096f6a85e5b5f2a295126ba6928d9a6afd45","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/176","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28097","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}