CVE-2021-20292

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.9 - Use-After-Free in Nouveau DRM Subsystem

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

There is a flaw reported in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9 in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_sgdma.c in nouveau_sgdma_create_ttm in Nouveau DRM subsystem. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker with a local account with a root privilege, can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (5)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
linux/linux_kernel 3.3 - 4.9.298
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
Published May 28, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026