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CVE-2012-0044 Details

Description

Integer overflow in the drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted ioctl call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5cd335165e31db9dbab636fd29895d41da55dd2	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772894	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5cd335165e31db9dbab636fd29895d41da55dd2	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.5	CVE	Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/12/1	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51371	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5cd335165e31db9dbab636fd29895d41da55dd2	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772894	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5cd335165e31db9dbab636fd29895d41da55dd2	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.5	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/12/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51371	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1555-1	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1556-1	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-190	Integer Overflow or Wraparound	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.0.13 >= 3.1, < 3.1.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::-::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 17, 2023	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 17, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]