CVE-2010-2962

Name: CVE-2010-2962
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-11-26T19:00:06.5+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.48%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-2962 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c in the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) in the Intel i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate pointers to blocks of memory, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted use of the ioctl interface, related to (1) pwrite and (2) pread operations.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c in the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) in the Intel i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate pointers to blocks of memory, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted use of the ioctl interface, related to (1) pwrite and (2) pread operations.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.48%

37.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.36	—
Fedoraproject	Fedora	13	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.3	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Desktop	11	Sp1
Suse	Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension	11	Sp1
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	11	Sp1
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.10	—

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce9d419dbecc292cc3e06e8b1d6d123d3fa813a4
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637688Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce9d419dbecc292cc3e06e8b1d6d123d3fa813a4
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44067Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637688Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 26, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-2962?

How severe is CVE-2010-2962?

Severity scoring for CVE-2010-2962 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2962?

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Source: NVD / NIST