CVE-2021-20292 - Redhat Enterprise Linux, Linux Linux Kernel and Fedoraproject Fedora
Moderate 6.7
There is a flaw reported in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9 in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_sgdma.c in nouveau_sgdma_create_ttm in Nouveau DRM subsystem. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker with a local account with a root privilege, can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel.
Affected software
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Fedoraproject Fedora