CVE-2010-2803
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The drm_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by requesting a large memory-allocation amount.
Find out more about CVE-2010-2803 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include
support for GPU DRM.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2010:0842 | 2010-11-10 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Kees Cook for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation