CVE-2014-4653

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not ensure possession of a read/write lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jul 3, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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