CVE-2011-5321 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2011-5321 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 0.04% · 12.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.04%

12.9th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-utopic	0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-vivid	0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux	0

Timeline

May 2, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-5321 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-5321 third-party-advisory

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