Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-2803
CVE-2010-2803
Description
The drm_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by requesting a large memory-allocation amount.
Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
15- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/41512nvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53nvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21nvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6nvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298nvdBroken Link
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