Description
Double free vulnerability in the snd_seq_oss_open function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an unsuccessful attempt to open the /dev/sequencer device.
References (14)
Core 14
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27f7ad53829f79e799a253285318bff79ece15bd
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c598337660c21c0afaa9df5a65bb4a7a0cf15be8
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630551
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43062
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/08/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-415
Status
published
Products (12)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
6.06
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
9.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
9.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
10.10
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.36 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.36
opensuse/opensuse
11.1
suse/linux_enterprise_desktop
11 sp1
... and 2 more
Published
Sep 21, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026