# 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 proper

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-06-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036189
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91510
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html

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