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CVE-2012-6703
Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel…
High7.8EPSS 0.32%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- microfocus
Description
Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
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References (7)
- [oss-security] 20160628 Re: CVE Request: integer overflow in ALSA snd_compress_check_input (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 91502 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1036190 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
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