CVE-2011-0712: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified

Published 18-02-2011Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0712 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

7.2/10

010

High · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.43%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1

DSA-2310-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1 RHSA-2011:0498

Timeline

18-02-2011
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
06-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple 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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.07.2

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of InputThe product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Canonical1 product

ubuntu_linuxEOL8.04

Linux1 product

linux_kernel< 2.6.38 | 2.6.38 | 2.6.38:rc1 | 2.6.38:rc2 | 2.6.38:rc3

2 vendors · 2 products

References

9 links

www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/11Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677881X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65461VDB EntryX Refsource XFThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/46419VDB EntryX Refsource BIDThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/5Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215.bz2X Refsource CONFIRMBroken Link
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/12Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory