CVE-2011-5321

Kernel: tty: driver reference leakage in tty_open

Published May 2, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-246-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-246-2 linux-2.6 regression update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-5220 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:30 AM
Reserved
Mar 13, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 2, 2016, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:36 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 12, 2011, 12:00 AM