Linux Kernel caiaq USB Drivers Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

  • Published: 7 Mar 2011
  • Type: Linux Kernel caiaq USB Drivers Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • Severity: High

Affected Products

Linux Kernel - caiaq USB drivers

CVE

CVE-2011-0712

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the caiaq USB drivers was identified. These dirvers are in the kernel tree and installed by default in most Linux distributions. This vulnerability could be exploited in order to execute arbitrary code by an attacker with physical access to the system.