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
Published Jun 21, 2012
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.38.8
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38.1
- 2.6.38.2
- 2.6.38.3
- 2.6.38.4
- 2.6.38.5
- 2.6.38.6
- 2.6.38.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not provide support for Open Sound System (OSS).
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:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 1, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 34.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 33.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.52th | 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) |
| 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://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1476 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1476
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1476
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1476 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b769f49463711205d57286e64cf535ed4daf59e9 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1476 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1476 |
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