01 Record
CVE-2011-2022
The agp_generic_remove_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 does not validate a certain start parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges or
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The agp_generic_remove_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 does not validate a certain start parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges or
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-05-09 19:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-05-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 951f4fd07753e4d266c2912005704ac88bd3fbaf99fb3710ffa83863a6587274
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0927http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110421 CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agphttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698996
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=194b3da873fd334ef183806db751473512af29ce
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20110414 [PATCH] char: agp: fix arbitrary kernel memory writeshttps://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/293
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110422 Re: CVE request: kernel: buffer overflow and DoS issues in agphttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5
- www.securityfocus.com47843http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47843