Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow…

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_ADD or (2) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl call.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-190 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-190 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (36)

• 42789 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5591bf07225523600450edd9e6ad258bb877b779 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0024 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 42778 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2011:0004 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• USN-1000-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 42801 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 46397 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2011:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2010-3113 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-18983 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2011:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100929 Re: CVE request - kernel: prevent heap corruption in snd_ctl_new() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0936 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.36-rc5-next-20100928.bz2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2011:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• ADV-2010-3321 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0842 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0298 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0958 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 43787 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100929 Re: CVE request - kernel: prevent heap corruption in snd_ctl_new() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638478 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:257 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0375 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0012 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2011:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100929 Re: CVE request - kernel: prevent heap corruption in snd_ctl_new() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 42745 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 43291 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100929 CVE request - kernel: prevent heap corruption in snd_ctl_new() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 42400 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-2126 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 03:11 UTC.