CVE-2011-1494 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1494?

CVE-2011-1494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 May 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1494?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1494?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2011-1494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6p2h-v272-fh65.