CVE-2011-0712

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 18, 2011
First seenFeb 18, 2011

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.38 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.38, 2.6.382.6.38
canonical ubuntu_linux8.04—

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