CVE-2011-1169
Array index error in the asihpi_hpi_ioctl function in sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c in the...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1169- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-129
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1179 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1179- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3vm-w5mw-77wr No score
Array index error in the asihpi_hpi_ioctl function in sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c in the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g3vm-w5mw-77wr- Weakness
- CWE-129
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1169 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Linux Kernel, published May 3, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688898
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/1
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a122c10fbfe9020df469f0f669da129c5757671
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1169
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git;a=commit;h=4a122c10fbfe9020df469f0f669da129c5757671
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3vm-w5mw-77wr