CVE - CVE-2008-3272

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3272	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by max_synthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
References
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MISC:1020636 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020636 MISC:30559 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30559 MISC:31366 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31366 MISC:31551 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31551 MISC:31614 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31614 MISC:31836 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31836 MISC:31881 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31881 MISC:32023 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32023 MISC:32103 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32103 MISC:32104 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32104 MISC:32190 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32190 MISC:32370 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32370 MISC:32759 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 MISC:32799 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32799 MISC:ADV-2008-2307 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2307~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-1630 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1630 MISC:DSA-1636 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1636 MISC:MDVSA-2008:220 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2008:0857 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0857.html MISC:RHSA-2008:0885 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0885.html MISC:RHSA-2008:0972 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:047 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:048 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:049 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2008:052 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2008:025 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html MISC:USN-637-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/637-1/ MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=82e68f7ffec3800425f2391c8c86277606860442 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=82e68f7ffec3800425f2391c8c86277606860442 MISC:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2 URL:http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2 MISC:linux-kernel-seqosssynth-info-disclosure(44225) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44225 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11182 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11182
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20080724	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080724)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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