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.
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-246-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-246-2 linux-2.6 regression update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-5220 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:30:46.847Z

Reserved: 2015-03-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-5321

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-02T10:59:02.373

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2011-5321

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-10-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-5321 - Bugzilla

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