Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722aMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99433Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/6/668Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722aMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99433Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722aPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/6/668Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 4, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified