CVE-2011-1747 | BDVDB-2026-46077 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025441
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.