CVE-2013-7445

Severity

78%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

115%

The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) objects, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an application that processes graphics data, as demonstrated by JavaScript code that creates many CANVAS elements for rendering by Chrome or Firefox.

The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) objects, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an application that processes graphics data, as demonstrated by JavaScript code that creates many CANVAS elements for rendering by Chrome or Firefox.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

First reported 9 years ago

2015-10-16 01:59:00

Last updated 9 years ago

2015-10-16 16:22:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel

Linux Kernel 4.0.1

4.0.1

Linux Kernel 4.0.2

4.0.2

Linux Kernel 4.0.3

4.0.3

Linux Kernel 4.0.4

4.0.4

Linux Kernel 4.0.5

4.0.5

Linux Kernel 4.0.6

4.0.6

Linux Kernel 4.0.7

4.0.7

Linux Kernel 4.0.8

4.0.8

Linux Kernel 4.0.9

4.0.9

Linux Kernel 4.1.1

4.1.1

Linux Kernel 4.1.2

4.1.2

Linux Kernel 4.1.3

4.1.3

Linux Kernel 4.1.4

4.1.4

Linux Kernel 4.1.5

4.1.5

Linux Kernel 4.1.6

4.1.6

Linux Kernel 4.1.7

4.1.7

Linux Kernel 4.1.8

4.1.8

Linux Kernel 4.1.9

4.1.9

Linux Kernel 4.1.10

4.1.10

Linux Kernel 4.2.1

4.2.1

Linux Kernel 4.2.2

4.2.2

Linux Kernel 4.2.3

4.2.3

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