Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PERF-2043519
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Feb 2011

Introduced: 22 Feb 2011

CVE-2011-1013  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer signedness error in the drm_modeset_ctl function in (1) drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 and (2) sys/dev/pci/drm/drm_irq.c in the kernel in OpenBSD before 4.9 allows local users to trigger out-of-bounds write operations, and consequently cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a crafted num_crtcs (aka vb_num) structure member in an ioctl argument.

CVSS Scores

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