The tty_open function in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2011-5321
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/13/17
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201887
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
More from linux
View All →Affected Vendor
linux
View all reports →Affected Software
Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.