CVE-2011-1159
Description
acpid.c in acpid before 2.0.9 does not properly handle a situation in which a process has connected to acpid.socket but is not reading any data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (daemon hang) via a crafted application that performs a connect system call but no read system calls.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
acpid 1.0.x - Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:2.0.9-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:2.0.9-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:2.0.9-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:2.0.9-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:2.0.9-1 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1159
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059880.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060053.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44621
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45915
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688698
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.