CVE-2008-3272 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2008-3272?

CVE-2008-3272 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Aug 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3272?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3272?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2008-3272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qg44-g4p3-cf6x.