Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1170-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1170-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11701.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1170-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

CVE-2011-1747

CVE-2011-1747 affects the Linux kernel AGP subsystem (2.6.38.5 and earlier). The vulnerability stems from inadequate restriction of memory allocations for AGPIOC_RESERVE and AGPIOC_ALLOCATE ioctls in the AGP driver, allowing a local attacker with access to the video subsystem to induce memory exh...