{"cve":"CVE-2011-1495","nvd":{"published":"2011-05-03T19:55:08.433","modified":"2026-06-16T23:29:29.640","status":"Modified","description":"drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier does not validate (1) length and (2) offset values before performing memory copy operations, which might allow local users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call, related to the _ctl_do_mpt_command and _ctl_diag_read_buffer functions.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html","http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/5/327","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/05/32","http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/2"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-1495","score":0.00367,"percentile":0.30534,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}