CVE-2014-4653 PUBLISHED

sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not ensure possession of a read/write lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.

EPSS 0.07% · 20.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.07%
20.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1006.6~24.04.2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtime6.8.1-1015.16, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-4.19, 3.13.0-3.18, 3.13.0-2.17
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.15.0-1008.8, 0, 5.13.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtime0, 5.15.0-1032.35
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtime6.8.0-2019.20, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1014.14~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gke5.4.0-1074.79, 0, 5.4.0-1033.35
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.4.0-1046.48, 5.4.0-1040.41, 5.4.0-1039.40
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtime0, 5.15.0-1073.75
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe-edge5.0.0-16.17~18.04.1, 5.0.0-17.18~18.04.1, 5.0.0-19.20~18.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.155.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1.1, 0, 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.4.0-1103.109+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1100.106+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1098.104+cvm1.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1009.10~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.15.0-1010.10, 5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1, 5.0.0-1028.29~18.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-raspi25.3.0-1014.16, 5.3.0-1015.17, 5.3.0-1017.19
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.4.0-37.42, 5.4.0-34.38, 5.4.0-33.37
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.110, 6.11.0-17.17~24.04.2, 6.11.0-19.19~24.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure0, 5.0.0-1036.38, 5.0.0-1035.37
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe5.3.0-70.66, 5.3.0-73.69, 5.3.0-74.70

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