VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-1016
The Radeon GPU drivers in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 do not properly validate data related to the AA resolve registers, which allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations associated with (1) Video RAM (aka VRAM) or (2) the Graphics…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Radeon GPU drivers in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 do not properly validate data related to the AA resolve registers, which allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations associated with (1) Video RAM (aka VRAM) or (2) the Graphics Translation Table (GTT) via crafted values.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fff1ce4dc6113b6fdc4e3a815ca5fd229408f8ef
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46557Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680000Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65691Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fff1ce4dc6113b6fdc4e3a815ca5fd229408f8ef
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46557Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680000Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65691Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.