CVE-2018-8781 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-8781

The udl_fb_mmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c at the Linux kernel version...

Vulnerability Description

The udl_fb_mmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c at the Linux kernel version 3.4 and up to and including 4.15 has an integer-overflow vulnerability allowing local users with access to the udldrmfb driver to obtain full read and write permissions on kernel physical pages, resulting in a code execution in kernel space.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

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Affected Software

Linux Kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
kernel version 3.4 and up to and including 4.15

Timeline

Official Publish: April 23rd, 2018
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.