DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7261

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7261 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.5 does not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Mar 24, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7261 advisory

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