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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:29:56.823",
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