CVE-2007-4571
Published Sep 26, 2007
Last updated 2 years ago
Overview
- Description
- The snd_mem_proc_read function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.8 does not return the correct write size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents) via a small count argument, as demonstrated by multiple reads of /proc/driver/snd-page-alloc.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 2.1
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatThis issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3.
Configurations
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