CVE-2021-20292

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.
References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Apr 2022, 17:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html - (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
First Time Debian
Debian debian Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

23 Jun 2021, 02:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MLIST) https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html -

02 Jun 2021, 15:12

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 6.7
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686 - (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

28 May 2021, 11:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-416

28 May 2021, 11:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-05-28 11:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55


NVD link : CVE-2021-20292

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20292

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20292


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

redhat

  • enterprise_linux

debian

  • debian_linux

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
CWE-416

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