| Name | CVE-2020-14390 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2385-1, DLA-2420-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.205-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.85-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.6.15-2 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.7.9-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.240-1 | DLA-2420-1 | ||
| linux | source | buster | 4.19.146-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.8.10-1 | |||
| linux-4.19 | source | stretch | 4.19.146-1~deb9u1 | DLA-2385-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/50145474f6ef4a9c19205b173da6264a644c7489
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/15/2