CVE-2014-4652
Kernel: ALSA: control: protect user controls against races & memory disclosure
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
6Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Race condition in the tlv handler functionality in the snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.
Condición de carrera en la funcionalidad del manejador de tlv en la función snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv en sound/core/control.c en la implementación del control ALSA en el kernel de Linux anterior a 3.15.2 permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible de la memoria del kernel mediante el aprovechamiento del acceso a /dev/snd/controlCX
An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) implementation handled access of the user control's state. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory to user space.
A bug was discovered in the handling of pathname components when used with an autofs direct mount. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an open system call. Toralf reported an error in the Linux kernels syscall auditing on 32 bit x86 platforms. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash). An information leak was discovered in the control implementation of the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
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- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2014-06-25 CVE Reserved
- 2014-07-03 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
References (16)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=07f4d9d74a04... | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/59434 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/59777 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60545 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60564 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6 | Mailing List |
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| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94412 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-... | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113406 | 2015-07-20 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4652 | 2015-07-20 |