CVE-2011-2022

CVE Details

Release Date:2011-05-09
Impact:Important What is this?

Description


The agp_generic_remove_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 does not validate a certain start parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AGPIOC_UNBIND agp_ioctl ioctl call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1745.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 6.9
Vector String: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2011-09272011-07-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-238.19.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2011-09272011-07-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-238.19.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2011-09272011-07-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2011-13502011-10-05


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