Is CVE-2011-2022 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2022 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2022?

CVE-2011-2022 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-2022

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The agp_generic_remove_memory function in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.5 does not validate a certain start parameter, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted AGPIOC_UNBIND agp_ioctl ioctl call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1745.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-2016)
Published: May 9, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2016 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux aus
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

8 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5.6 Virtualization with KVM - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0724-2012 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1385 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSwan Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1386 - historical

See all 8 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=194b3da873fd334ef183806db751473512af29ce
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/4(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/7(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.5(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47843(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698996(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/14/293(Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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