In the Linux kernel 4.14 longterm through 4.14.165 and 4.19 longterm through 4.19.96 (and 5.x before 5.2), there is a use-after-free (write) in the i915_ppgtt_close function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c, aka CID-7dc40713618c. This is related to i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1859522
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2
https://lore.kernel.org/stable/[email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-01-14
Updated: 2020-01-30
Type: CWE-416
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH