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CVE-2020-7053 json

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…

published 2020-01-14 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28187

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.2.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7053

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-76.86
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1058.60
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1055.59
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1031.32
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-76.86~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.3.0-26.28~18.04.1
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1053.53
  • linux-oem Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1067.77

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7053

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  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
  • bpftool RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:0856RHSA-2021:0857RHSA-2020:1567RHSA-2020:1769

  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 4.12.14-150.52.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 4.12.14-150.52.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Live Patching 15 +3 more 4.12.14-150.52.1
  • kernel-vanilla SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 4.12.14-150.52.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 4.12.14-150.52.1
  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.17.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.17.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.17.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1663-1SUSE-SU-2020:0613-1SUSE-SU-2020:0605-1SUSE-SU-2020:0599-1SUSE-SU-2020:0584-1SUSE-SU-2020:0580-1

  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.40.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.40.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.40.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.40.1
  • kernel-vanilla openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.40.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.40.1
  • kernel-obs-build openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.40.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2020:0336-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-7053 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: use-after-free in i915_ppgtt_close in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-193.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel 4.18.0-193.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-193.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-193.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1769
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0856
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.21.1.rt56.1158.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0857
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1567
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.21.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0856
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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