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CVE-2014-9904
high
Description
The snd_compress_check_input function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17 does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.
References
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036189
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91510
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html