CVE-2011-0712

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0712
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-18 20:00:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in the caiaq Native Instruments USB audio functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long USB device name, related to (1) the snd_usb_caiaq_audio_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c and (2) the snd_usb_caiaq_midi_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/midi.c.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 677881 – CVE-2011-0712 kernel: ALSA: caiaq - Fix possible string-buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-1146-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: ALSA: caiaq - Fix possible string-buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: kernel: ALSA: caiaq - Fix possible string-buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Linux Kernel Native Instruments USB Device Name String Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - kernel: ALSA: caiaq - Fix possible string-buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git;a=commit;h=eaae55dac6b64c0616046436b294e69fc5311581 MITRE git.kernel.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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