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 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.
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.
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg000…
- 🔗 www.securitytracker.com/id/1036189
- 🔗 www.securityfocus.com/bid/91510
- 🔗 www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
- 🔗 github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6217e5ede23285ddfee…
- 🔗 git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/…
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg000…
- 🔗 lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg000…
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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 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.
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 (insufficien