CVE-2020-15481 Privilege escalation in n/a
Low-privilege users can exploit a kernel driver to map arbitrary physical memory, leading to arbitrary Ring-0 code execution and privilege escalation.
- 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-2020-15481?
CVE-2020-15481 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in PassMark BurnInTest v9.1 Build 1008, OSForensics v7.1 Build 1012, and PerformanceTest v10.0 Build 1008. The kernel driver exposes IOCTL functionality that allows low-privilege users to map arbitrary physical memory into the address space of the calling process. This could lead to arbitrary Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges. This affects DirectIo32.sys and DirectIo64.sys drivers. This issue is fixed in BurnInTest v9.2, PerformanceTest v10.0 Build 1009, OSForensics v8.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15481?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Passmark Burnintest, Passmark Osforensics, Passmark Performancetest.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15481?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmwj-r489-9244.