DMA Lock Bypass Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 2.6

CVE-2004-1056 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly check the DMA lock, which could allow remote attackers or local users to cause a denial of service (X Server crash) and possibly modify the video output.

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