kernel: check adapter index in hpi_ioctl
Published May 3, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.6.38.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG are not affected as they did not backport upstream commit 719f82d3 that introduced this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 36.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 34.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a122c10fbfe9020df469f0f669da129c5757671 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1169 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688898 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1169
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1169
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a122c10fbfe9020df469f0f669da129c5757671 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1169 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688898 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1169 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1169 |
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