CVE-2010-2803 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2803?

CVE-2010-2803 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Sep 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The drm_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by requesting a large memory-allocation amount.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2803?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2803?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-2803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as CVE-2010-3016, GHSA-jq68-96jh-4wjh.