CVE-2011-1747

N/A Unknown
Published: May 09, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025441
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
34th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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