SB2017120507 - Privilege escalation in ALSA PCM
Published: December 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017120507
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0861)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.