CVE-2014-4654

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    CVE-2014-4654

    Published: 3 Jul 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The snd_ctl_elem_add function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not check authorization for SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE commands, which allows local users to remove kernel controls and cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access for an ioctl call.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/59434, http://secunia.com/advisories/59777, http://secunia.com/advisories/60545, http://secunia.com/advisories/60564, http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68162, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113445, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113445, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High