Description
An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104685Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041355Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.4Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104685Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041355Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.17.4Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9f645bcc566a1e9f921bdae7528a01ced5bc3713Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3752-3/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3753-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 6, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified