What is CVE-2011-1476?

CVE-2011-1476 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10. CVE-2011-1476 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1476?

CVE-2011-1476 has a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1476?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1476. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-1476 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1476 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-1476

Medium

Integer underflow in the Open Sound System (OSS) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on unspecified non-x86 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging write access to /dev/sequencer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-06-21

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2011-1476 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-1476 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ftp
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-1476

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2012-06-21

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1476?

CVE-2011-1476 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10 . CVE-2011-1476 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1476?

CVE-2011-1476 has a CVSS score of 4.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-1476?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-1476. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-1476 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-1476 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.