Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-5321
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2011-5321
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2011-5321
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49152
IPs affected by CVE-2011-5321 2,636
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5321
0.04%
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EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
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CVSS scores for CVE-2011-5321
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.9
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6.9
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NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
References for CVE-2011-5321
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/13/17
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Linux kernel: tty: kobject reference leakage in tty_open
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.1
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeVendor Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376
TTY: drop driver reference in tty_open fail path · torvalds/linux@c290f83 · GitHubVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201887
1201887 – (CVE-2011-5321) CVE-2011-5321 Kernel: tty: driver reference leakage in tty_open
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
RHSA-2015:1221 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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