CVE-2012-6703
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.7 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.8.11-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.8.11-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.8.11-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.8.11-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.8.11-1 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6703.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351076
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3ab
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xz
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6703
CWEs
CWE-190
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