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CVE-2014-4653

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CVE-2014-4653

Published: Jul 3, 2014

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

60545
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
68164
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-2335-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2334-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
60564
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2014:1083
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
59777
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
59434
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SU-2015:0812
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE

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