The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.5 does not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 1, 2017 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf | Dec 4, 2019 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Nov 19, 2019 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | May 8, 2020 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docs | May 2, 2017 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-78-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-78-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-21-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1017-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-78-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-78-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1058-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-78-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1055-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-21-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-21-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-78-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1013-gkeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-129-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-1005-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-78-powerpc-e500mc | May 18, 2017 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 24, 2017 |
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