Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 agp_generic_insert_memory numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is the function agp_generic_insert_memory. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1745. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function agp_generic_insert_memory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the agp_generic_insert_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AGPIOC_BIND agp_ioctl ioctl call.

The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was disclosed 05/09/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lkml.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1745. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/06/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1876 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55609 (CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2011:0927)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165567 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2011:031)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (55609), SecurityFocus (BID 47534†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31161†). The entries VDB-56652, VDB-56544, VDB-61066 and VDB-61064 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 55609
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2011:0927)
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OpenVAS ID: 69970
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2264-1 (linux-2.6)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 194b3da873fd334ef183806db751473512af29ce

Timelineinfo

03/20/2006 🔍
04/19/2011 +1855 days 🔍
04/21/2011 +2 days 🔍
04/24/2011 +3 days 🔍
05/09/2011 +15 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1414 days 🔍
11/06/2021 +2420 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: RHSA-2011:0927
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1745 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1745
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57392

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SecurityFocus: 47534
Vulnerability Center: 31161 - Linux Kernel 2.6.39-rc4 \x27agp_ioctl()\x27 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/06/2021 08:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 03/21/2017 11:45 (9), 11/06/2021 08:18 (7), 11/06/2021 08:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:755:103

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