Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel Direct Rendering Manager Driver
CVE-2004-1056

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2005

Summary

The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver in the Linux kernel version 2.6 has a vulnerability where it fails to adequately check the Direct Memory Access (DMA) lock. This flaw could be exploited by remote attackers or local users to trigger a denial of service, potentially causing the X Server to crash and allowing for unauthorized modifications of the video output.

References

https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2336
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/...
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-38-1/
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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