Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-9904
Published: June 27, 2016 / Updated: January 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91186
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9904
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the snd_compress_check_input() function in sound/core/compress_offload.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-9904
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6217e5ede23285ddfee10d2e4ba0cc2d4c046205
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91510
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036189