CVE - CVE-2012-6703

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-6703	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 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
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BID:91502 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab CONFIRM:https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz MLIST:[oss-security] 20160628 Re: CVE Request: integer overflow in ALSA snd_compress_check_input URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6 SECTRACK:1036190 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190
Assigning CNA
OpenText (formerly Micro Focus)
Date Record Created
20160628	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 (20160628)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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