CVE-2011-1745: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Integer overflow in the agp_generic_insert_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AGPIOC_BIND agp_ioctl ioctl call.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.38.5 (fixed in 2.6.38.5)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 5.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Aus: version 5.6 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 5.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus: version 5.6 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 5.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 5.0 only

Published 2011-05-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.