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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7261 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7261

The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.5 does not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published March 24, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

119 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gke

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.11

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15

61 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-3293-1
related USN-3406-2

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7261

The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.5 does not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence