CVE-2010-2962: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2010-2962 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 26-11-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c in the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) in the Intel i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly validate pointers to blocks of memory, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via crafted use of the ioctl interface, related to (1) pwrite and (2) pread operations.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.48% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Suse3 products
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL9.10 | 10.04 | 10.10
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL13
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 2.6.36
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.3
5 vendors · 7 products
References
16 links- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637688X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00004.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory