Cybersecurity Alerts

Linux Kernel Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Linux kernel fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Classification

CWE-189

References

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fc9bbca8f650e5f738af8806317c0a041a48ae4a
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2596