CVE-2011-1747
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-1747 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-05-09 19:55:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel 'AGPIOC_RESERVE' and 'AGPIOC_ALLOCATE' IOCTL's Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| LKML: Vasiliy Kulikov: [PATCH] char: agp: fix OOM and buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.org | Third Party Advisory |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 698999 – CVE-2011-1747 kernel: agp: possible kernel mem exhaustion via AGPIOC_RESERVE and AGPIOC_ALLOCATE ioctls | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Linux Kernel AGPIOC_RESERVE and AGPIOC_ALLOCATE IOCTLs Let Local Users Consume Excessive Memory Resources - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.