Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2014-4652
Published: July 3, 2014 / Updated: August 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91497
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4652
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the snd_card_new() function in sound/core/init.c, within the snd_ctl_elem_unlock(), snd_ctl_elem_user_get(), snd_ctl_elem_user_put(), snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv() and snd_ctl_elem_add() functions in sound/core/control.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4652
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59434
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60545
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113406
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94412
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92