CVE-2011-1747

The agp subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.38.5 and earlier does not properly restrict memory allocation by the (1) AGPIOC_RESERVE and (2) AGPIOC_ALLOCATE ioctls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by making many calls to these ioctls.

CVSS v2.0 4.7 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294	Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025441	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2011-05-09 12:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 17:19

NVD link : CVE-2011-1747

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1747

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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