Multiple array index errors in sound/oss/opl3.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memo…

published 2012-06-21 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1481

cvss: 7.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits: 0; none known

Multiple array index errors in sound/oss/opl3.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer.

Patch / fix

links 1

github.com/torvalds/linux@4d00135 commit

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df
patch, third-party-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
ftp.osuosl.org /pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
broken-link
git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-1477
NVD CVE-2011-1477

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary