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CVE-2011-0712

Multiple buffer overflows in the caiaq Native Instruments USB audio functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long USB device name, related to (1) the snd_usb_caiaq_audio_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c and (2) the snd_usb_caiaq_midi_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/midi.c.

Published

2011-02-18T20:00:09.277

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-120

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaae55dac6b64c0616046436b294e69fc5311581 ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215.bz2 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/12 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46419 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677881 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65461 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaae55dac6b64c0616046436b294e69fc5311581 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215.bz2 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/12 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/5 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46419 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677881 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65461 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)