CVE-2011-1169

Description

Array index error in the asihpi_hpi_ioctl function in sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c in the AudioScience HPI driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.1 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted adapter index value that triggers access to an invalid kernel pointer.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688898 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a122c10fbfe9020df469f0f669da129c5757671
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.1 release notes vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/2 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1169?
CVE-2011-1169 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1169?
To fix CVE-2011-1169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1169 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1169 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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