CVE-2020-0465 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in multiple methods of the Linux kernel HID multitouch driver, implemented in hid-multitouch.c. Missing bounds checks permit memory writes beyond intended buffer boundaries. The flaw affects Android kernels and was also addressed through backported Linux kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7.
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Linux kernel out-of-bounds write in hid-multitouch.c that may allow privilege escalation.
An out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel hid-multitouch driver that may allow privilege escalation.
An out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel hid-multitouch driver that may permit privilege escalation.
An out-of-bounds write in the Linux kernel hid-multitouch driver that may permit privilege escalation.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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