CVE-2021-47511

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.4.295 - Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in ALSA PCM OSS Layer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: pcm: oss: Fix negative period/buffer sizes The period size calculation in OSS layer may receive a negative value as an error, but the code there assumes only the positive values and handle them with size_t. Due to that, a too big value may be passed to the lower layers. This patch changes the code to handle with ssize_t and adds the proper error checks appropriately.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux < 2.6.12
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 00a860678098fcd9fa8db2b5fb9d2ddf4776d4cc
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 02b2b691b77cd7b951fa7b6c9d44d4e472cdc823
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 502e1146873d870f87da3b8f93d6bf2de5f38d0c
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 8af815ab052eaf74addbbfb556d63ce2137c0e1b
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - 9d2479c960875ca1239bcb899f386970c13d9cfe
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - be8869d388593e57223ad39297c8e54be632f2f2
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - f12c8a7515f641885677960af450082569a87243
Linux/Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - f96c0959c1ee92adc911c10d6ec209af50105049
Linux/Linux 2.6.12
... and 10 more
Published May 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026