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.
Published: 2011-05-09
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1746 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.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:25.774Z

Reserved: 2011-04-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1747

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-05-09T19:55:03.803

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1747

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2011-04-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1747 - Bugzilla

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