Is CVE-2020-28097 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-28097 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-28097?

CVE-2020-28097 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-28097?

CVE-2020-28097 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28097?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.8.10-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-28097

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.8.10-1CVE-2020-28097

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorPhysical

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.