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CVE-2012-0044 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in the drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted ioctl call.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5cd335165e31db9dbab636fd29895d41da55dd2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.5 Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/12/1 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51371 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772894 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5cd335165e31db9dbab636fd29895d41da55dd2 Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0044
NVD Published Date:
05/17/2012
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.