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CVE-2011-1494

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.37%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-05-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2011-1494
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.37%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Integer overflow in the _ctl_do_mpt_command function in drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an ioctl call specifying a crafted value that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.