Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2012-6703
Published: June 29, 2016 / Updated: January 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91185
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6703
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the snd_compr_allocate_buffer() function in sound/core/compress_offload.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2012-6703
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190