UBUNTU-CVE-2012-0044

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2012-0044

    Published: 13 Jan 2012Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-0044
    Aliases:
    USN-1212-1
    USN-1330-1
    USN-1336-1

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted ioctl call.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0044, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1340-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1336-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1330-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1356-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1361-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1362-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1212-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1386-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1387-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1394-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1555-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1556-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0044

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.0-12.19

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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