CVE-2021-20292
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4946-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
Se presenta un fallo reportado en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 5.9, en el archivo drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_sgdma.c en la función nouveau_sgdma_create_ttm en el subsistema Nouveau DRM. El problema es debido a una falta de comprobación de la existencia de un objeto antes de llevar a cabo operaciones en el objeto. Un atacante con una cuenta local con privilegios de root puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para escalar privilegios y ejecutar código en el contexto del kernel
It was discovered that the DRM subsystem in the Linux kernel contained double-free vulnerabilities. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Olivier Benjamin, Norbert Manthey, Martin Mazein, and Jan H. Schoenherr discovered that the Xen paravirtualization backend in the Linux kernel did not properly propagate errors to frontend drivers in some situations. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
- 2021-05-12 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (2)
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html | Mailing List |
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686 | 2023-07-28 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 3.3 < 4.9.298 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 3.3 < 4.9.298" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.10 < 4.14.263 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.10 < 4.14.263" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.15 < 4.19.140 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.15 < 4.19.140" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.20 < 5.4.59 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.20 < 5.4.59" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.5 < 5.7.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.5 < 5.7.16" | - |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.8 < 5.8.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.8 < 5.8.2" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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