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CVE-2018-20669 An issue where a provided address with access_ok() is not checked was discovered in i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13. A loca...

HighCVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.58%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

An issue where a provided address with access_ok() is not checked was discovered in i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13. A local attacker can craft a malicious IOCTL function call to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, resulting in a Denial of Service or privilege escalation.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/linux(Debian:12) < 5.2.6-1 5.2.6-1
debian/linux(Debian:13) < 5.2.6-1 5.2.6-1
debian/linux(Debian:14) < 5.2.6-1 5.2.6-1
Linux kernel >= 4.13, < 4.14.185 4.14.185
Linux kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.129 4.19.129
Linux kernel >= 4.20, < 5.0 5.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 14.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 16.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 18.04 No fix listed
netapp hci management node All versions No fix listed
netapp snapprotect All versions No fix listed
netapp solidfire All versions No fix listed
netapp cn1610 firmware All versions No fix listed

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