01 Record

CVE-2011-1495

drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier does not validate (1) length and (2) offset values before performing memory copy operations, which might allow local users to

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier does not validate (1) length and (2) offset values before performing memory copy operations, which might allow local users to

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 30.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2011-05-03 19:00Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 22:28Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2011-03-21

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

466ce0a671d32410be39bd731d26c3233cbaeff049eed66daf32fc1b0f79ea19

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

redhatrhel_eusNot specified—

06 References

lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20110405 [PATCH] drivers/scsi/mpt2sas: prevent heap overflows and unchecked readshttp://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/5/327mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110405 CVE request: kernel: two issues in mpt2sashttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/05/32mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.securityfocus.com20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Consolehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
secunia.com46397http://secunia.com/advisories/46397third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694021x_refsource_CONFIRM
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110406 Re: CVE request: kernel: two issues in mpt2sashttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
patchwork.kernel.orghttps://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/688021/x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0833http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
downloads.avaya.comhttp://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com47185http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47185vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0812http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE