gsd-2011-0521
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2011-0521


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    "description": "The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.",
    "id": "GSD-2011-0521",
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      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0521.html",
      "https://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2153",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0429",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0421",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0330",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0263",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2011-0521.html"
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  },
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            "baseScore": 7.2,
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      },
      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T03:22Z",
      "publishedDate": "2011-02-02T23:00Z"
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}


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