CVE-2014-9904 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2014-9904?

CVE-2014-9904 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9904?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9904?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2014-9904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9904 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 DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9904, GHSA-94qv-77gg-mfm4, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9904.