VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- 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=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.