Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-279.5.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-PERF-2061593
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Apr 2012

Introduced: 23 Apr 2012

CVE-2012-2383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-279.5.1.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 overflow in the i915_gem_execbuffer2 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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1