CVE-2014-4655

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-06-18
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	3.8
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3082	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3083	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.9.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3083	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.9.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3083	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3081	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-1392	2014-10-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3081	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3082	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3083	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.9.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3083	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.9.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3083	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.3.el7uek)	ELSA-2014-3081	2014-10-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-1971	2014-12-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3081	2014-10-17