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CVE-2011-1016 json

The Radeon GPU drivers in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 do not properly validate data related to the AA resolve registers, which allow…

published 2011-02-28 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1033

cvss
1.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Radeon GPU drivers in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc5 do not properly validate data related to the AA resolve registers, which allows local users to write to arbitrary memory locations associated with (1) Video RAM (aka VRAM) or (2) the Graphics Translation Table (GTT) via crafted values.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 2.6.38
  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0498

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1016 updated cvss 6.9

kernel: drm/radeon/kms: check AA resolve registers on r300

  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 kernel-rt
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0498

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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