CVE-2011-1016

Description

The Radeon GPU drivers in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 do not properly validate data related to the AA resolve registers, which allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations associated with (1) Video RAM (aka VRAM) or (2) the Graphics Translation Table (GTT) via crafted values.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5 broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65691 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fff1ce4dc6113b6fdc4e3a815ca5fd229408f8ef
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/11 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680000 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46557 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1016?
CVE-2011-1016 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1016?
To fix CVE-2011-1016, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1016 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1016 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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