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Bug 243042 (CVE-2008-3831) - Kernel: <=2.6.24 drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c DOS (CVE-2008-3831)
Summary: Kernel: <=2.6.24 drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c DOS (CVE-2008-3831)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2008-3831
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=C...
Whiteboard: [linux <2.6.25.19] [linux >=2.6.26 <2...
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Reported: 2008-10-21 12:38 UTC by Stefan Behte (RETIRED)
Modified: 2013-09-05 03:46 UTC (History)
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Description Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev Security 2008-10-21 12:38:21 UTC 
CVE-2008-3831 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-3831):
  The i915 driver in (1) drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c in the Linux
  kernel 2.6.24 on Debian GNU/Linux and (2) sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c
  in OpenBSD does not restrict the DRM_I915_HWS_ADDR ioctl to the
  Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) master, which allows local users to
  cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted ioctl
  call, related to absence of the DRM_MASTER and DRM_ROOT_ONLY flags in
  the ioctl's configuration.
Comment 3 Gordon Malm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-10-21 20:28:44 UTC 
Patch is currently in the review cycle for 2.6.25.19, 2.6.26.7 and 2.6.27.3
Comment 4 kfm 2009-07-20 22:27:49 UTC 
Further to Gordon's remark, the patch was indeed included in the referenced. stable patches. hardened-kernel unaffected at present time. Removing alias.

PS: genpatches-2.6.26-4 added 2.6.26.7. genpatches-2.6.27-3 added 2.6.27.3. =genpatches-2.6.25* remains vulnerable. However, hardened-sources-2.6.25-r13 does not because we independently folded in the newer stable patches.