CVE-2014-9904
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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- novell suse linux enterprise real time extension= 12nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (24)
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036189cnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91510cnnvd
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