CVE-2020-12361 Use after free in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel Graphics Drivers due to a use-after-free vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-12361?

CVE-2020-12361 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers before version 15.33.51.5146 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12361?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Graphics Drivers.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2020-12361 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12361 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r486-f9q2-52qv.

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