VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-4652
Race condition in the tlv handler functionality in the snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the tlv handler functionality in the snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · suse/linux enterprise server · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59434Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60545Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113406Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94412Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59434Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60545Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113406Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94412Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.