CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-10810

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A memory leak in the virtio_gpu_object_create function in the Linux kernel through version 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering object-initialization failures.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to increase memory consumption, leading to denial of service and potential disruption of system operation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version that is not vulnerable to this flaw to minimize the risk of denial of service.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_object_create function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering object-initialization failures.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS