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CVE-2014-4652

13
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4652 is a race condition vulnerability in the ALSA sound control implementation of the Linux kernel, affecting versions before 3.15.2, including distributions like Canonical, Red Hat, and SUSE. This flaw allows local users with /dev/snd/controlCX access to potentially extract sensitive information from kernel memory. Rated with a CVSS score of 1.9, it has a low attack complexity and only impacts confidentiality, requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.15.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-573.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-123.13.1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.45.el6rt
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-4652Low

Kernel: ALSA: control: protect user controls against races & memory disclosure

Jun 18, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59434
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59777
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/60545
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/60564
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/94412
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/07f4d9d74a04aa7c72c5dae0ef97565f28f17b92
PatchThird Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2334-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2335-1
Third Party Advisory