CVE-2014-4652

Description

Race condition in the tlv handler functionality in the snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60545 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113406 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92 third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59434 third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2 release notes vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94412 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4652?
CVE-2014-4652 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4652?
To fix CVE-2014-4652, 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-2014-4652 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-4652 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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