CVE-2017-10810: High severity linux kernel vulnerability

Published Jul 4, 2017
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Updated

Last updated 29 November 2024

Other sources

Memory leak in the virtiogpuobjectcreate function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpuobject.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering object-initialization failures.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel>=4.2<4.4.77
Linux Linux kernel>=4.5<4.9.37
Linux Linux kernel>=4.10<4.11.10
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-1

Event History

Jul 4, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:24 PM
Description
Dec 1, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·01:34 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 28, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:33 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2017-10810.

2

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_object_create function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering object-initialization failures.'

3

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10810?

The severity of CVE-2017-10810 is not mentioned in the information provided.

4

How do I fix CVE-2017-10810?

To fix CVE-2017-10810, update to version 4.12~ or higher of the Linux kernel.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-10810?

You can find more information about CVE-2017-10810 in the references: [Git commit](http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722a), [GitHub commit](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722a), [LKML discussion](https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/6/668).

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