VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4655

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-07-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The snd_ctl_elem_add function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not properly maintain the user_ctl_count value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and limit bypass) by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access for a large number of SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl calls.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references