acpid.c in acpid before 2.0.9 does not properly handle a situation in which a process has…
Priority LOW 13CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01095 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.10 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
| cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.7 | Vulnerable | Tedfelix |
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.10 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
- cpe:2.3:a:tedfelix:acpid:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Tedfelix
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vp73-h36r-mx65
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-1159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-1159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vp73-h36r-mx65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-1159 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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