The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:58:25.824Z

Reserved: 2011-01-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-0521

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-02-02T23:00:32.940

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-0521

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2011-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0521 - Bugzilla