CVE-2021-20292
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-20292 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2021-05-28 11:15:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-07-28 19:35:00 UTC |
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| Description | 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| [SECURITY] [DLA 2689-1] linux security update |
MLIST |
lists.debian.org |
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| 1939686 – (CVE-2021-20292) CVE-2021-20292 kernel: DRM Memory Management Double Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
MISC |
bugzilla.redhat.com |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 160345 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2022-10065)
- 178680 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2689-1)
- 179930 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-20292)
- 198371 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4946-1)
- 353242 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAC2012-2022-036
- 353243 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-mlx5 : ALAC2012-2022-037
- 353244 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-sfc : ALAC2012-2022-038
- 390269 Oracle VM Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2022-0031)
- 610372 Google Pixel Android October 2021 Security Patch Missing
- 670345 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1879)
- 670438 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2062)
- 670449 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2051)
- 670463 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2221)
- 670634 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2392)
- 671047 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2588)
- 752120 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1651-1)
- 752125 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1686-1)
- 752126 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1687-1)
- 752231 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2082-1)
- 752237 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2083-1)
- 752240 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2103-1)
- 752250 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2111-1)
- 753176 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1676-1)
- 753299 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:1669-1)
