SB2019112522 - Integer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: November 25, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112522
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18675)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The Linux kernel through 5.3.13 has a start_offset+size Integer Overflow in cpia2_remap_buffer in drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_core.c because cpia2 has its own mmap implementation. This allows local users (with /dev/video0 access) to obtain read and write permissions on kernel physical pages, which can possibly result in a privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://deshal3v.github.io/blog/kernel-research/mmap_exploitation
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_core.c
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=be83bbf806822b1b89e0a0f23cd87cddc409e429