kernel: drm ioctls infoleak
Published Sep 8, 2010
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
The drm_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by requesting a large memory-allocation amount.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.27.53
- ≥ 2.6.32 · < 2.6.32.21
- ≥ 2.6.34 · < 2.6.34.6
- ≥ 2.6.35 · < 2.6.35.4
Configuration 2
- 5.0
Configuration 3
- 11.1
- 11.3
- 11
- 11
- 11
- 11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0842
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0842 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include support for GPU DRM.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00467) | 38.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00467) | 36.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 21.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b2f1489633888d4a06028315dc19d65768a1c05 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9f0aee83335db1f3915f4e42a5e21b351740afd x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b9f0aee83335db1f3915f4e42a5e21b351740afd x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41512 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2803 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621435 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2803
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2803
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