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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.
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.