The vulnerability of the snd_ymfpci_memalloc() function in the sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.c module of the Linux kernel’s audio subsystem allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the sndymfpcimemalloc function in the sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpcimain.c module of the Linux kernel’s audio subsystem is related to the copying of buffers without checking the size of the input data a classic buffer overflow attack. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an...