Re: CVE request: v86d: Failure to validate netlink message sender

[Josh Bressers <bressers () redhat com>]

Please use CVE-2011-1070

Thanks.

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    JB


----- Original Message -----
> Versions of the v86d userspace helper for the Linux uvesafb driver
> before 0.1.10 did not verify that received netlink messages were sent
> by the kernel, allowing unprivileged users to manipulate the video
> mode and potentially other consequences.
>
> v86d executes video BIOS code with access to /dev/mem in response to
> netlink messages, using either vm86 mode or an x86 emulator, depending
> on configuration. I an unclear on whether it is possible to e.g. crash
> the machine or escalate privileges by spoofing requests, or only to
> mess with the video card.
>
> References:
> http://repo.or.cz/w/v86d.git/commit/f9abfd412639286c3143e93e8ba2c9598dfba640