Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-0712
Multiple buffer overflows in the caiaq Native Instruments USB audio functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long USB device name, related to (1) the snd_usb_caiaq_audio_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c and (2) the snd_usb_caiaq_midi_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/midi.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.38
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 8.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/11 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65461 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46419 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/5 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215.bz2 (Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/12 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)