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CVE-2011-4916

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-07-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Linux kernel through 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive keystroke information via access to /dev/pts/ and /dev/tty*.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: through 3.1

References

• https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/7/355
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/3
• https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/7/355
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/3

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