CVE-2014-9904

Description

The snd_compress_check_input function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17 does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory github.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036189	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91510	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205	patch vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205	patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9904?: CVE-2014-9904 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9904?: To fix CVE-2014-9904, 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-2014-9904 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9904 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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