CVE-2011-1494

CVE-2011-1494 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mpt2sas SCSI driver, affecting versions 2.6.38 and earlier. This flaw could allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation or cause a denial of service through memory corruption via a specially crafted ioctl call. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity with local access, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.