CVE-2011-1745

Linux kernel <2.6.38.5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow in the agp_generic_insert_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AGPIOC_BIND agp_ioctl ioctl call.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
Mailing List, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698996
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/293
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47534

Scores

EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 30.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (7)
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.38.5
redhat/enterprise_linux 5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_aus 5.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 5.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0
Published May 09, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026