CVE-2011-1747

kernel: agp: possible kernel mem exhaustion via AGPIOC_RESERVE and AGPIOC_ALLOCATE ioctls

Published May 9, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1746 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 9, 2011, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Public date
Apr 14, 2011, 12:00 AM