CVE-2014-4655 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the ALSA sound control implementation (snd_ctl_elem_add function) of the Linux kernel before version 3.15.2, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical, SUSE, and generic Linux kernels. This flaw allows a local attacker with /dev/snd/controlCX access to cause a denial of service by repeatedly calling SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), indicating low attack complexity and local access required, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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