Security Advisory
CVE-2011-5321
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
May 2, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory