Buffer overflow in Linux kernel drm i915 driver

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU108498

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53087

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the replace_barrier() and i915_active_add_request() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.10 - 6.3 rc6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c7591b8574c52c56b3994c2fbef1a3a311b5715
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e784a7d07af42057c0576fb647b482f4cb0dc2c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab7d33617559cced63d467928f478ea5c459021
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9159db27fb19bbf1c91b5c9d5285e66cc96cc5ff
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e6b416b25ee14716f3549e0cbec1011b193809
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.176
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.104
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.21
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.8
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.