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CVE-2018-20669 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00042.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/6 Exploit  Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106748 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20669 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0002/ Third Party Advisory 
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32059550 Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20669
NVD Published Date:
03/21/2019
NVD Last Modified:
04/11/2023
Source:
MITRE