# CVE-2010-3442: Multiple integer overflows in the snd\_ctl\_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow loc

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-10-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_ADD or (2) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl call.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5591bf07225523600450edd9e6ad258bb877b779
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3113
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/4
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0936.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.36-rc5-next-20100928.bz2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43787
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/29/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638478

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