CVE-2011-0712

N/A Unknown
Published: February 18, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaae55dac6b64c0616046436b294e69fc5311581
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215.bz2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/11
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/12
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46419
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677881
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65461
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaae55dac6b64c0616046436b294e69fc5311581
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215.bz2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677881
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

Affected Vendors

linux canonical

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