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CVE-2012-0044

Integer overflow in the drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel befor…

Impact

Integer overflow in the drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted ioctl call.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.0.13
from 3.1 before 3.1.5
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Version 10.04

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