NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in i915_gem_userptr_get_pages in Linux kernel 4.15.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.2

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in i915_gem_userptr_get_pages in Linux kernel 4.15.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.2

CVE-2019-12881 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

i915_gem_userptr_get_pages in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c in the Linux kernel 4.15.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted ioctl calls to /dev/dri/card0.

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