CVE-2024-42259

The CVE-2024-42259 issue affects the Linux kernel DRM/i915 gem memory mapper. The root cause was a miscalculation of the mapped region size when a partial mapping offset is involved, which could permit a page fault on access. The fix changes how the mapping boundaries are computed: the start and ...

CVE-2024-42259 drm/i915/gem: Fix Virtual Memory mapping boundaries calculation

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/i915/gem: Fix Virtual Memory mapping boundaries calculation Calculating the size of the mapped area as the lesser value between the requested size and the actual size does not consider the partial mapping offset. This can cau...