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CVE-2014-4653

sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not ensure possession of

sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not ensure possession of a read/write lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00066
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3

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4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD03 Jul 2014 · 04:22 AM

Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2014:1392Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2014:1724Moderate
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0736-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1376-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2015_0621-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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