PT-2012-1525 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Dan Rosenberg · Published 2012-06-21 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-1476

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39

Description The issue is related to an integer underflow in the Open Sound System (OSS) subsystem of the Linux kernel. This allows local users with write access to /dev/sequencer to cause a denial of service, resulting in memory corruption. The problem is specifically noted on non-x86 platforms.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39, update to version 2.6.39 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1476

DSA-2240-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9 · Exploit
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1476 · Security Note
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9 · Note