CVE-2021-20292
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.9 - Use-After-Free in Nouveau DRM Subsystem
Title source: llmDescription
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