Description
The Intel drivers in Mesa 8.0.x and 9.0.x allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (reachable assertion and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving 3d graphics that trigger an out-of-bounds array access, related to the fs_visitor::remove_dead_constants function. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2013-0796.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mesa | 8.0.5-7 | — |
| Debian 13 | mesa | 8.0.5-7 | — |
| Debian 12 | mesa | 8.0.5-7 | — |
| Debian 7 | mesa | 8.0.5-4+deb7u2 | DSA-2704-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | mesa +10 | 9.0-0.8.el6_4.3 | RHSA-2013:0897 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2013:0897 Red Hat Security Advisory: mesa security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- DSA-2704-1 mesa - out of bounds access Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59429
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0190.html
- DSA-2704 vendor-advisory
- USN-1888-1 vendor-advisory
- 60285 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2013:0897 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1188 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923584
- SUSE-SU-2013:1175 vendor-advisory