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CVE-2014-4655 Detail

Description

The snd_ctl_elem_add function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not properly maintain the user_ctl_count value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and limit bypass) by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access for a large number of SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl calls.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/60545 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68162 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113445 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563 Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-4655
NVD Published Date:
07/03/2014
NVD Last Modified:
08/14/2020
Source:
MITRE