CVE-2014-4656
Multiple integer overflows in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access, related to (1) index values in the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple integer overflows in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access, related to (1) index values in the snd_ctl_add function and (2) numid values in the snd_ctl_remove_numid_conflict function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · suse/linux enterprise server · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · 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=883a1d49f0d77d30012f114b2e19fc141beb3e8e
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ac902c112d90a89e59916f751c2745f4dbdbb4bd
- 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-2015-0087.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.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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=1113470Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/883a1d49f0d77d30012f114b2e19fc141beb3e8ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac902c112d90a89e59916f751c2745f4dbdbb4bdPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=883a1d49f0d77d30012f114b2e19fc141beb3e8e
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ac902c112d90a89e59916f751c2745f4dbdbb4bd
- 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-2015-0087.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.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.