Division by zero in Intel Graphics Driver for Windows and Intel Graphics Driver for Linux - CVE-2020-12371

 

Division by zero in Intel Graphics Driver for Windows and Intel Graphics Driver for Linux - CVE-2020-12371

Published: June 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54251
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12371
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger division by zero and crash the system.

Affected software

Intel Graphics Driver for Windows
Intel Graphics Driver for Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2020-12371

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intel Graphics Driver for Windows - update to 26.20.100.8141
Intel Graphics Driver for Linux - update to 26.20.100.8141

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