CVE-2014-4656

Linux Kernel < 3.15.2 - Denial of Service via ALSA Control Integer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple integer overflows in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access, related to (1) index values in the snd_ctl_add function and (2) numid values in the snd_ctl_remove_numid_conflict function.

References (18)

Core 18
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60545
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0087.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/60564
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113470
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59777
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59434
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (9)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
linux/linux_kernel < 3.15.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 6.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus 6.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
suse/linux_enterprise_server 10 sp4
Published Jul 03, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026