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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844775
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4683-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-oem-5.6' package(s) announced via the USN-4683-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-oem-5.6' package(s) announced via the USN-4683-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Minh Yuan discovered that the framebuffer console driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly handle fonts in some conditions. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
expose sensitive information (kernel memory).

Affected Software/OS:
'linux-oem-5.6' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-28974
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.9.7
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3c4e0dff2095c579b142d5a0693257f1c58b4804
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q4/104
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/25/1
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