Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 28, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1016
CVE-2011-1016
Description
The Radeon GPU drivers in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 do not properly validate data related to the AA resolve registers, which allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations associated with (1) Video RAM (aka VRAM) or (2) the Graphics Translation Table (GTT) via crafted values.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.38
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.38-rc5
Patches
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References
8- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/11nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46557nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65691nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc5nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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