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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8781

The udl_fb_mmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c at the Linux kernel version 3.4 and up to and including 4.15 has an integer-overflow vulnerability allowing local users with access to the udldrmfb driver to obtain full read and write permissions on kernel physical pages, resulting in a code execution in kernel space.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 23, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

132 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-aws

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

52 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-oem

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

47 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

3 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-3674-2
related USN-3677-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8781

The udl_fb_mmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c at the Linux kernel version 3.4 and up to and including 4.15 has an integer-overflow vulnerability allowing local users with access to the udldrmfb driver to obtain full read and write permissions on kernel physical pages, resulting in a code execution in kernel space.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence