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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 a read/write lock, w

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Summary

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.

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References 14

secunia.com

securityfocus.com

ubuntu.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

rhn.redhat.com

git.kernel.org

kernel.org

GitHub · torvalds/linux

openwall.com

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