CVE-2014-4653

Kernel: ALSA: control: do not access controls outside of protected regions

Published Jul 3, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not ensure possession of a read/write lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-103-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-4579 sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not ensure possession of a read/write lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2332-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2333-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2334-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2335-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2336-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2337-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:20 AM
Reserved
Jun 25, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 3, 2014, 4:22 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 18, 2014, 12:00 AM