# CVE-2019-18675: The Linux kernel through 5.3.13 has a start\_offset+size Integer Overflow in cpia2\_remap\_buffer in drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2\_core.c becau

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-25 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Linux kernel through 5.3.13 has a start_offset+size Integer Overflow in cpia2_remap_buffer in drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_core.c because cpia2 has its own mmap implementation. This allows local users (with /dev/video0 access) to obtain read and write permissions on kernel physical pages, which can possibly result in a privilege escalation.

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_core.c
- https://deshal3v.github.io/blog/kernel-research/mmap_exploitation
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=be83bbf806822b1b89e0a0f23cd87cddc409e429

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