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HistoryMay 24, 2024 - 3:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-47511

2024-05-2415:15:00
Google
osv.dev
3
cve-2021-47511
linux kernel
alsa
pcm
oss
period sizes
buffer sizes
vulnerability
patch
error checks
software

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

Low

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: pcm: oss: Fix negative period/buffer sizes The period size calculation in OSS layer may receive a negative value as an error, but the code there assumes only the positive values and handle them with size_t. Due to that, a too big value may be passed to the lower layers. This patch changes the code to handle with ssize_t and adds the proper error checks appropriately.