The snd_mem_proc_read function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) in the Linux kernel before…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.76% · top 45% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

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Affected products

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References (29)

• 27747 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27227 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2007:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ccec6e2c4a74adf76ed4e2478091a311b1806212 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1018734 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• USN-618-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0939 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3272 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 28626 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 29054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9053 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• DSA-1479 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-2349 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 27824 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25807 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 26989 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0993 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1761 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 26980 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• linux-sndpagealloc-information-disclosure(36780) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 20070925 Linux Kernel ALSA snd_mem_proc_read Information Disclosure Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
• 30769 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-714 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 27436 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26918 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:01 UTC.