Unscored severity · published Jul 3, 2014
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…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 3.15.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
6.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
6.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
6.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
10 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4656
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4656
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=883a1d49f0d77d30012f114b2e19fc141beb3e8e
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ac902c112d90a89e59916f751c2745f4dbdbb4bd
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0087.html
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59434
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