Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,3.1.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005187
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 May 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 May 2012

CVE-2012-0044  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 3.1.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1