Is CVE-2011-0712 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2011-0712 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2011-0712?

CVE-2011-0712 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2011-0712?

CVE-2011-0712 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0712?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.38 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-0712

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the caiaq Native Instruments USB audio functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long USB device name, related to (1) the snd_usb_caiaq_audio_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/audio.c and (2) the snd_usb_caiaq_midi_init function in sound/usb/caiaq/midi.c.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.38Fixed in:2.6.38CVE-2011-0712derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references2

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CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.