Kernel: virtio-gpu: memory leakage while creating gpu object
Published Jul 4, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.13%
Description
Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_object_create function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering object-initialization failures.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≥ 4.2 · < 4.4.77
- ≥ 4.5 · < 4.9.37
- ≥ 4.10 · < 4.11.10
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. This issue affects the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04125) | 90.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.76% (0.03763) | 88.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 79.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 78.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 76.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 74.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 33.66th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 32.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 73.01th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01550) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722a x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99433 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10810 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468023 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/6/668 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10810
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10810
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722a | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99433 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10810 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468023 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/6/668 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10810 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10810 |
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