What is CVE-2011-1169?

CVE-2011-1169 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2011-1169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1169?

CVE-2011-1169 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1169?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1169. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-1169 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-1169

High

Array index error in the asihpi_hpi_ioctl function in sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c in the AudioScience HPI driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.1 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted adapter index value that triggers access to an invalid kernel pointer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-05-03

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2011-1169 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-1169 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.1

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a122c10fbfe9020df469f0f669da129c5757671
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688898
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-1169

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-05-03

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1169?

CVE-2011-1169 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2011-1169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1169?

CVE-2011-1169 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1169?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1169. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-1169 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-1169 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.