CVE-2007-4571

CVE Details

Release Date:

2007-09-26

Description

The snd_mem_proc_read function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.8 does not return the correct write size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents) via a small count argument, as demonstrated by multiple reads of /proc/driver/snd-page-alloc.

See more information about CVE-2007-4571 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2007-0939	2007-11-02
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.12.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2007-0939	2007-11-02
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.12.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2007-0939	2007-11-02
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2007-0993	2007-11-30

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