What is CVE-2011-1745?

CVE-2011-1745 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190). CVE-2011-1745 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1745?

CVE-2011-1745 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1745?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-1745 patch availability.

Is CVE-2011-1745 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1745 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Integer Overflow (CWE-190)?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

CVE-2011-1745

Medium

Integer overflow in the agp_generic_insert_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AGPIOC_BIND agp_ioctl ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-05-09

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-190

CVE-2011-1745 is a Integer Overflow vulnerability

What is Integer Overflow?

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow, leading to unexpected values. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

8 total

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4

Mailing List Patch
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698996

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Lkml
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/293

Patch Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-1745

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-05-09

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1745?

CVE-2011-1745 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as an Integer Overflow flaw (CWE-190) . CVE-2011-1745 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1745?

CVE-2011-1745 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1745?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-1745 patch availability.
Is CVE-2011-1745 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2011-1745 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.