Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1476
Integer underflow in the Open Sound System (OSS) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on unspecified non-x86 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.4% 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, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1 (mailing-list)
- git.kernel.org/
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9 (Exploit, Patch)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)