An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 could result in local attackers being able to crash the kernel or potentially elevate privileges because kmalloc_array is not used.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | 2.6.24 | 3.16.58 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.17 | 3.18.114 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.19 | 4.4.139 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.5 | 4.9.111 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.10 | 4.14.53 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.15 | 4.17.4 |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | 16.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | 18.04.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |