A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Find out more about CVE-2014-4653 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for the respective releases may address this issue.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
| Base Score | 3.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:1392 | 2014-10-13 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2014:1083 | 2014-08-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:1724 | 2014-10-28 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
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