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CVE-2014-4656

Multiple integer overflows in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow local users…

Medium4.6EPSS 0.50%
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mitre

Description

Multiple integer overflows in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access, related to (1) index values in the snd_ctl_add function and (2) numid values in the snd_ctl_remove_numid_conflict function.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2014-4656, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.50% · top 57% 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: Medium 4.6.

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