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CVE-2018-20669

Published: 21 March 2019

An issue where a provided address with access_ok() is not checked was discovered in i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13. A local attacker can craft a malicious IOCTL function call to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, resulting in a Denial of Service or privilege escalation.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Timothy Michaud discovered that the i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate user memory locations for the i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Only the i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl() changes are technically needed
for this CVE. It would be ideal to audit the callers of the other changed
functions in the fix commit.
This CVE is being disputed. See the oss-security emails on
2019-02-07 for details.
sbeattie
while this specific ioctl may or may not be vulnerable, the
fix is generic aenough to possibly block other vulnerabilities.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-115.116)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-9.12)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-7.8)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-13.14)
trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
Patches:
Introduced by

2889caa9232109afc8881f29a2205abeb5709d0c

Fixed by 594cc251fdd0d231d342d88b2fdff4bc42fb0690
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1080.84)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
linux-aws-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1006.6)
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
trusty
Released (4.15.0-1093.103~14.04.1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1093.103~16.04.1)
linux-azure-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1020.20~18.04.1)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-37.41~18.04.1)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1081.92)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1067.70)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
xenial
Released (4.15.0-115.116~16.04.1)
bionic
Released (5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1094.104)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1051.55)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1051.55~16.04.1)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1004.8)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1002.2)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
linux-raspi-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1013.13~18.04.1)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1068.72)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1006.6)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1084.92)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.10)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1013.15)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1080.84~16.04.1)
linux-azure-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1093.103)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1081.92~16.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of life)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1072.73)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.6.0-1007.7)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1019.19~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1007.7)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1017.19~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-24.28)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.0~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H