Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1159
CVE-2011-1159
Description
acpid.c in acpid before 2.0.9 does not properly handle a situation in which a process has connected to acpid.socket but is not reading any data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a crafted application that performs a connect system call but no read system calls.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.8
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.0.9
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References
9- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059880.htmlnvdPatch
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060053.htmlnvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/4nvdExploitPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/12nvdExploitPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/7nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/42947nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/44621nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45915nvd
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