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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-05-02T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T00:30:46.847Z
Reserved: 2015-03-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-5321
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-05-02T10:59:02.373
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:34:08.703
Link: CVE-2011-5321
Redhat