SB2012061304 - Input validation error in Linux kernel
Published: June 13, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012061304
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2384)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Integer overflow in the i915_gem_do_execbuffer function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.3.5 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ioctl call.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=44afb3a04391a74309d16180d1e4f8386fdfa745
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53971
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824178
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/44afb3a04391a74309d16180d1e4f8386fdfa745