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CVE-2014-4654

CVE-2014-4654 PUBLISHED

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 check authorization for SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE commands, which allows local users to remove kernel controls and cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access for an ioctl call.

EPSS 0.07% · 20.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.07%
20.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtime5.15.0-1032.35, 0
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtime0, 5.15.0-1073.75
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtime6.8.0-2019.20, 0
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.4.0-1032.33, 5.4.0-1074.78, 5.4.0-1060.64
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure4.15.0-1018.18, 4.15.0-1025.26, 4.15.0-1023.24
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtime6.8.1-1015.16, 0
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe-edge5.0.0-20.21~18.04.1, 5.0.0-16.17~18.04.1, 5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.155.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.15.0-1028.29, 4.15.0-1027.28, 4.15.0-1026.27
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-19.40, 3.13.0-30.54, 3.13.0-29.53
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1014.14~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1013.14~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1012.13~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.12~24.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1006.6~24.04.2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-raspi25.3.0-1014.16, 5.3.0-1007.8, 0
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gke5.4.0-1102.109, 5.4.0-1033.35, 5.4.0-1035.37
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-25.25~24.04.1, 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1, 6.11.0-28.28~24.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.4.0-1072.75+cvm1.1, *, 5.4.0-1073.76+cvm1.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv0, 6.5.0-9.9.1, 6.8.0-56.58.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1, *, 5.3.0-69.65
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.4.0-31.35, 5.4.0-33.37, 5.4.0-34.38

…and 1 more

Timeline

  • Jul 3, 2014 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
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