CVE-2011-5321

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 3.1 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

The tty_open function in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.1 mishandles a driver-lookup failure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted access to a device file under the /dev/pts directory.

References (6)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 3.1

Timeline

Published May 02, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026