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USN-1336-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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USN-1336-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/17/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-15-virtual

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