Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-300.7.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2468897
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Nov 2010

Introduced: 26 Nov 2010

CVE-2010-2962  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:2.6.32-300.7.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-2001.

NVD Description

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

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c in the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) in the Intel i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate pointers to blocks of memory, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted use of the ioctl interface, related to (1) pwrite and (2) pread operations.

CVSS Scores

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