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TI-2012-00043 Aliases CVE-2012-0044GHSA-gq9f-9xmr-rc2q

Integer overflow in the drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c in…

Priority LOW 34CWE-190Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.0.13; 3.1 to before 3.1.5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.0.13; 3.1 to before 3.1.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:1042 Released 2012-06-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1) kernel-2.6.32-131.29.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-131.29.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-131.29.1.el6 +8
  • RHSA-2012:0743 Released 2012-06-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.23.1.el6
  • RHSA-2012:0333 Released 2012-02-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-3.0.18-rt34.53.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-3.0.18-rt34.53.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.0.18-rt34.53.el6rt +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1)Fixed RHSA-2012:1042
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0743
Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2Fixed RHSA-2012:0333
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0044
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq9f-9xmr-rc2q

References

Patch 6

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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