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.
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21 Nov 2024, 01:34
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html - | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.1 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/13/17 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201887 - | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376 - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2016-05-02 10:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:34
NVD link : CVE-2011-5321
Mitre link : CVE-2011-5321
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-5321
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE