CVE-2011-2022 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2022?

CVE-2011-2022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 May 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The agp_generic_remove_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 does not validate a certain start parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AGPIOC_UNBIND agp_ioctl ioctl call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1745.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2022?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2022?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2011-2022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-7768-324v-qm6c.