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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-whitelistsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-doc | Dec 1, 2016 | May 2, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 2, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Apr 8, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 16, 2024 | May 2, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-trace-devel | Nov 17, 2015 | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-raspi2 | Nov 19, 2024 | May 2, 2016 |
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