Description
get_gate_page in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 5.7.x and 5.8.x before 5.8.7 allows privilege escalation because of incorrect reference counting (caused by gate page mishandling) of the struct page that backs the vsyscall page. The result is a refcount underflow. This can be triggered by any 64-bit process that can use ptrace() or process_vm_readv(), aka CID-9fa2dd946743.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-17911 | get_gate_page in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 5.7.x and 5.8.x before 5.8.7 allows privilege escalation because of incorrect reference counting (caused by gate page mishandling) of the struct page that backs the vsyscall page. The result is a refcount underflow. This can be triggered by any 64-bit process that can use ptrace() or process_vm_readv(), aka CID-9fa2dd946743. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T15:33:04.432Z
Reserved: 2020-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-25221
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-10T14:15:17.590
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:17:41.827
Link: CVE-2020-25221
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EUVD