# CVE-2011-1169: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-05-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688898
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a122c10fbfe9020df469f0f669da129c5757671
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/2

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