CVE-2010-2962

Published: Nov 26, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c in the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) in the Intel i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate pointers to blocks of memory, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted use of the ioctl interface, related to (1) pwrite and (2) pread operations.

Affected (9)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Opensuse: Opensuse · +2 more

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Linux: Linux Kernel · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Opensuse: Opensuse · Suse: Linux Enterprise Desktop, Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Linux Enterprise Server · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

3 products

Linux Enterprise Desktop

Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension

Linux Enterprise Server

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 2.6.36

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 13

Configuration C

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.3
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 11 sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension	Version 11 sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11 sp1

Configuration D

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 9.10

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (32)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce9d419dbecc292cc3e06e8b1d6d123d3fa813a4

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00004.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42758

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44067

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637688

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce9d419dbecc292cc3e06e8b1d6d123d3fa813a4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00004.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42745

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42758

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44067

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637688

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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