CVE-2018-7566

Description

The Linux kernel 4.15 has a Buffer Overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/seq by a local user.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2395 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2384 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103605 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html third party advisory mailing list
http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2018-February/132026.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1483 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1487 vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html third party advisory patch
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0 third party advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d15d662e89fc667b90cd294b0eb45694e33144da patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550142 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7566?
CVE-2018-7566 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7566?
To fix CVE-2018-7566, 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-2018-7566 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-7566 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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