| Name | CVE-2011-4916 |
| Description | Linux kernel through 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive keystroke information via access to /dev/pts/ and /dev/tty*. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | buster | 4.19.249-2 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.205-2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.85-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 6.6.15-2 | vulnerable |
| sid | 6.7.9-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/7/355
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/3
Minor info leak, unlikely to be fixed upstream