# CVE-2008-3272: The snd\_seq\_oss\_synth\_make\_info function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq\_oss\_synth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-08-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by max_synthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32190
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11182
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2307
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31614
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020636
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31881
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32104
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31551
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30559
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32103
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=82e68f7ffec3800425f2391c8c86277606860442
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32023
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31366

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