VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-6703

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references