CVE-2017-1000380

kernel: information leak due to a data race in ALSA timer

Published Jun 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1099-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3981-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-1539 sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3358-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3359-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3360-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3360-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3364-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3364-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3364-3 Linux kernel (AWS, GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3371-1 Linux kernel (HWE) kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:00 PM
Reserved
Jun 13, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 17, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:59 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 12, 2017, 12:00 AM