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CVE-2017-10810

Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_object_create function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering object-initialization failures.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 4.13%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_object_create function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering object-initialization failures.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
4.13% probability · 91th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-772
Affected
linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 4.13%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 4.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.