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CVE ID: CVE-2021-20292

Description: 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.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-20292
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html

CVE ID:	CVE-2021-20292
Description:	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.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-20292 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939686 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html