High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 29, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7294
CVE-2017-7294
Description
The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not validate addition of certain levels data, which allows local users to trigger an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write, and cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly gain privileges, via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.
Affected products
1Patches
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References
5- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2017-March/137094.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97177nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062nvdThird Party Advisory
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