Unscored severity · published Jun 21, 2012
CVE-2011-1477
Multiple array index errors in sound/oss/opl3.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly gain…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple array index errors in sound/oss/opl3.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 2.6.38.8 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1477
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1477
Broken Link
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df
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