An integer overflow 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-2014-4656 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 may address this issue.
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2014:1971 | 2014-12-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2015:0087 | 2015-01-27 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |
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