CVE-2011-1747

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 9, 2011
First seenMay 9, 2011

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.38.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.38.52.6.38.5

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