Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24656Denial Of Service (DoS)
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The kernel is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). It is due to buffer overflow flaws in snd_usb_caiaq_audio_init() and snd_usb_caiaq_midi_init() could allow a local, unprivileged user with access to a Native Instruments USB audio device to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges.
References
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Technical_Notes/ape.html#RHSA-2011-0498
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaae55dac6b64c0616046436b294e69fc5311581
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git;a=commit;h=eaae55dac6b64c0616046436b294e69fc5311581
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110215.bz2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/11
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/12
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/5
www.securityfocus.com/bid/46419
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0498
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677881
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65461
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C