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CVE-2011-1476

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1476 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the Open Sound System (OSS) subsystem of the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.39 on non-x86 platforms. This flaw allows local users with write access to /dev/sequencer to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity due to high attack complexity and requiring local access, but it can lead to system instability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.38.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1476

CVE-2011-1476

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1