CVE-2011-1477
Linux Kernel < 2.6.39 - Privilege Escalation via OSS Opl3 Array Index Error
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.38.8
suse/linux_enterprise_desktop
10 sp4
Published
Jun 21, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026