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CVE-2014-9904

The snd_compress_check_input function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17 does not properly check for an int…

Impact

The snd_compress_check_input function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17 does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 3.7 before 3.12.62
from 3.13 before 3.16.37
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Version 12

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