FKIE_CVE-2011-1747

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-05-09 19:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:29
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1025441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b522f02184b413955f3bc952e3776ce41edc6355
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1025441Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698999Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *

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      "value": "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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      "value": "El subsistema agp en el kernel de Linux v2.6.38.5 y anteriores no restringe correctamente la asignaci\u00f3n de memoria por el ( 1 ) AGPIOC_RESERVE y ( 2 )AGPIOC_ALLOCATE ioctls , lo cual permite a usuarios locales causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio ( consumo de memoria ) haciendo muchas llamadas a estos ioctls."
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  "id": "CVE-2011-1747",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:29:56.823",
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