CVE-2014-4656
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJul 3, 2014
First seenJul 3, 2014
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.15.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 3.15.2 | 3.15.2 |
| suse linux_enterprise_server | 10 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_eus | 6.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus | 6.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus | 6.6 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | — |
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