The snd_mem_proc_read 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 demonstrated by multiple reads of /proc/driver/snd-page-alloc.
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DSA-1479-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1505-1 | New alsa-driver packages fix kernel memory leak |
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EUVD-2007-4553 | The snd_mem_proc_read 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 demonstrated by multiple reads of /proc/driver/snd-page-alloc. |
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USN-618-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.870Z
Reserved: 2007-08-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-4571

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-09-26T10:17:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-4571


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