CVE-2008-3272

Description

The snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by max_synthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32190 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11182 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2307 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020636 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31881 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32104 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30559 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44225 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=82e68f7ffec3800425f2391c8c86277606860442
http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31366 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31836 third party advisory
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3272?
CVE-2008-3272 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3272?
To fix CVE-2008-3272, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3272 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3272 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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