1.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2010-2803

Published: 08/09/2010 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 1.9 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
VMScore: 170
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

The drm_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x prior to 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x prior to 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x prior to 2.6.35.4 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by requesting a large memory-allocation amount.

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel

debian debian linux 5.0

suse linux enterprise desktop 11

opensuse opensuse 11.1

suse linux enterprise server 11

opensuse opensuse 11.3

suse linux enterprise high availability extension 11

suse linux enterprise real time 11

Vendor Advisories

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