Race condition in the tlv handler functionality in the snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-4578 Race condition in the tlv handler functionality in the snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2332-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2333-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2334-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2335-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2336-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2337-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:20:26.691Z

Reserved: 2014-06-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-4652

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-07-03T04:22:15.687

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-4652

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-4652 - Bugzilla

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