Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1747
CVE-2011-1747
Description
The agp subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.38.5 and earlier does not properly restrict memory allocation by the (1) AGPIOC_RESERVE and (2) AGPIOC_ALLOCATE ioctls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by making many calls to these ioctls.
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References
12- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/9nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47832nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/294nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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