Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7261
CVE-2017-7261
Description
The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.5 does not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2017-March/136814.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97096nvd
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