Code injection

The sndmemprocread function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.8 does not return the correct write size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information kernel memory contents via a small count argument, as demonstrate...

CVE-2007-4571

CVE-2007-4571 affects the ALSA portion of the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.8. The snd_mem_proc_read function in sound/core/memalloc.c does not return the correct write size, enabling a local user to read kernel memory contents via a small count argument (demonstrated by reading /proc/driver/snd-pag...

CVE-2007-4571

The sndmemprocread function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.8 does not return the correct write size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information kernel memory contents via a small count argument, as demonstrate...

Linux kernel ALSA information leak

sndprocmemread returns uninitialized kernel memory data...

iDefense Security Advisory 09.25.07: Linux Kernel ALSA snd_mem_proc_read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Linux Kernel ALSA sndmemprocread Information Disclosure Vulnerability iDefense Security Advisory 09.25.07 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/ Sep 25, 2007 I. BACKGROUND Linux is a clone of the UNIX operating system, written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with assistance from a...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - ALSA snd-page-alloc Local Proc File Information Disclosure

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25774/info / The Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges, facilitating the complete compromise of affected computers. Versions of Linux kernel prior...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - ALSA snd-page-alloc Local Proc File Information Disclosure

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - ALSA snd-page-alloc Local Proc File Information Disclosure / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25774/info / The Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow local attackers to gain elevated privileges, facilitati...

Debian DSA-1018-2 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities

The original update lacked recompiled ALSA modules against the new kernel ABI. Furthermore, kernel-latest-2.4-sparc now correctly depends on the updated packages. For completeness we're providing the original problem description : Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in t...

Debian DSA-1179-1 : alsaplayer - programming error

Luigi Auriemma discovered several buffer overflows in alsaplayer, a PCM player designed for ALSA, that can lead to a crash of the application and maybe worse outcome. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from...

Multiple buffer-overflows in AlsaPlayer 0.99.76

Luigi Auriemma Application: AlsaPlayer http://www.alsaplayer.org Versions: = 0.99.76 and current CVS Platforms: nix and others Bugs: A buffer-overflow in reconnect's redirection B buffer-overflow in GTK playlist C buffer-overflow in cddblookup Exploitation: remote and local Date: 09 Aug 2006...

CVE-2005-0087

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library...

CVE-2005-0087

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library...

CVE-2005-0087

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library...

DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0087

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library...

RHEL 4 : alsa-lib (RHSA-2005:033)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2005:033 advisory. The alsa-lib package provides a library of functions for communication with kernel sound drivers. A flaw in the alsa mixer code was discovered that...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: alsa-lib security update

An updated alsa-lib package that fixes a flaw that disabled stack execution protection is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The alsa-lib package provides a library of functions for...

security flaw

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library...

CVE-2005-0087

The CVE affects Red Hat Linux 4: the alsa-lib package disables stack-protection in libasound.so, allowing potential arbitrary-code execution when combined with other vulnerabilities. This is documented as CAN-2005-0087 and RHSA-2005:033. A patched alsa-lib update addressing stack-execution protec...

CVE-2005-0087

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library...

CVE-2005-0087

The alsa-lib package in Red Hat Linux 4 disables stack protection for the libasound.so library, which makes it easier for attackers to execute arbitrary code if there are other vulnerabilities in the library...