CVE-2011-1013

High

Description

Integer signedness error in the drm_modeset_ctl function in (1) drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 and (2) sys/dev/pci/drm/drm_irq.c in the kernel in OpenBSD before 4.9 allows local users to trigger out-of-bounds write operations, and consequently cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted num_crtcs (aka vb_num) structure member in an ioctl argument.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 9, 2011
First seenMay 9, 2011

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.38 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.382.6.38
openbsd openbsdv ≤ 4.8—

Check your version

Choose the product and enter the version you run to see whether it falls in the affected range.

In the Intelligence 360 plan

Attack Surface Management

See the assets tied to your domains, the technologies they run and known vulnerabilities in one list.