Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 2, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0521
CVE-2011-0521
Description
The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.
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References
11- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/43009nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45986nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64988nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc2nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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