CVE-2019-12881 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted ioctl calls to the i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-12881?

CVE-2019-12881 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

i915_gem_userptr_get_pages in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c in the Linux kernel 4.15.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted ioctl calls to /dev/dri/card0.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12881?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12881?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-12881 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12881 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12881, GHSA-x688-p2x5-xpc7, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12881.

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