CVE-2017-7261

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.10.5

Description The issue is related to the vmw surface define ioctl function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly check for a zero value of certain levels data. This allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device, potentially resulting in a ZERO SIZE PTR dereference, GPF, and possibly a panic.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.10.5, update to version 4.10.5 or later to resolve the issue.