kernel: arbitrary kernel memory write via i915 GEM ioctl
Published Nov 26, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
Description
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c in the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) in the Intel i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate pointers to blocks of memory, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted use of the ioctl interface, related to (1) pwrite and (2) pread operations.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.36
Configuration 2
- 13
Configuration 3
- 11.3
- 11
- 11
- 11
Configuration 4
- 9.10
- 10.04
- 10.10
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0958
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0842
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0958 |
| 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
The Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG did not include support for Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) in the i915 driver, and therefore are not affected by this issue.
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 39.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 37.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 28.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce9d419dbecc292cc3e06e8b1d6d123d3fa813a4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00004.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/42745 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44067 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2962 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637688 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2962
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2962
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