# CVE-2012-2383: Integer overflow in the i915\_gem\_execbuffer2 function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915\_gem\_execbuffer.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) su

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the i915_gem_execbuffer2 function in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.3.5 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ioctl call.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53971
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824176
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1156.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.5
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed8cd3b2cd61004cab85380c52b1817aca1ca49b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/8
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ed8cd3b2cd61004cab85380c52b1817aca1ca49b

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