CVE-2011-0521

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 2, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-0521: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix