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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 4, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-ec2 | Aug 26, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic-lpae | Nov 11, 2016 | Jun 27, 2016 |
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