CVE-2011-1747
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2011-1747 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Security Response team does not consider this bug to be security relevant one due to the privileges (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) required to exploit this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Will not fix |
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