CVE-2011-5321
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.04%linux-2.6 - security update
Published: 5/2/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/linuxfrom 0, < 3.2.20-1
- Debian/linux-2.6from 0, < 2.6.32-48squeeze12
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |