ISS X-Force Database: linux-kernel-seqosssynth-info-disclosure(44225): Linux Kernel seq_oss

Linux Kernel seq_oss_synth.c information disclosure

linux-kernel-seqosssynth-info-disclosure (44225)

Low Risk

Description:

The Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error in the seq_oss_synth.c snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an invalid device number to obtain sensitive information.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector:	Local
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Temporal Score:	1.7
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Unavailable
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of the Linux Kernel (2.6.27-rc2 or later), available from The Linux Kernel Archives Web site. See References.

References:

Linux Kernel GIT Repository: sound: ensure device number is valid in snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info.
The Linux Kernel Archives Web site: ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2.
The Linux Kernel Archives Web site: The Linux Kernel Archives.
ASA-2008-482: kernel security and bug fix update (RHSA-2008-0972)
BID-30559: Linux Kernel 'snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info()' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2008-3272: The snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by max_synthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
DSA-1630: linux-2.6 -- denial of service/information leak
DSA-1636: linux-2.6.24 -- denial of service/information leak
MDVSA-2008:220: kernel
MDVSA-2008:220-1: kernel
RHSA-2008-0857: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
RHSA-2008-0885: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
RHSA-2008-0972: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
SA31366: Linux Kernel Information Disclosure and Denial of Service
SECTRACK ID: 1020636: Linux Kernel snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info() Discloses Kernel Memory Information to Local Users
SUSE-SA:2008:044: Linux kernel security update
SUSE-SA:2008:047: Linux kernel security update for SLES 9
SUSE-SA:2008:048: SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 kernel update
SUSE-SA:2008:049: SUSE Security Announcement
SUSE-SA:2008:052: Linux kernel security update
SUSE-SR:2008:025: SUSE Security Summary Report
USN-637-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
VUPEN/ADV-2008-2307: Linux Kernel snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info Information Disclosure

Platforms Affected:

Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Debian Debian Linux 4.0
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test9
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test8
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test7
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test6
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test5
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test4
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test3
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test2
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test11
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test10
Linux Kernel 2.6.0 test1
Linux Kernel 2.6.0
Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.1 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.10 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.11 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.12 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.22
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.13
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc7
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.13 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.13.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.14
Linux Kernel 2.6.14 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.15
Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc7
Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.15 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.16
Linux Kernel 2.6.16 rc7
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.30
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.31
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.32
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.33
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.34
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.35
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.36
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.37
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.38
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.39
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.40
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.41
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.43
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.44
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.45
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.46
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.47
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.48
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.49
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.50
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.51
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.52
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.53
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.17
Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.17 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.18 rc7
Linux Kernel 2.6.18
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.13
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.14
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.15
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.16
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.17
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.18
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.19
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.20
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.21
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.22
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.23
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.24
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.25
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.26
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.27
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.28
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.29
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.30
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.31
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.32
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.33
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.34
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.35
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.36
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.37
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.38
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.39
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.40
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.41
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.42
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.43
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.44
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.45
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.46
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.47
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.48
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.49
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.50
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.51
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.52
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.53
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.18.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.19 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.19.0
Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.19.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.19.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.2 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.20
Linux Kernel 2.6.20 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.14
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.15
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.20.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.21
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git6
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git7
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc7
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc5
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git1
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git2
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git3
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git4
Linux Kernel 2.6.21 git5
Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.21.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.21.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.21.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.21.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.21.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.22 rc7
Linux Kernel 2.6.22 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.22
Linux Kernel 2.6.22 rc6
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.13
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.14
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.15
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.16
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.19
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.20
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.21
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.22.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.23
Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.23 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.10
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.11
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.12
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.13
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.14
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.24
Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.24 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.24.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.24.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.24.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.24.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.25
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.26
Linux Kernel 2.6.27 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.3 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.3
Linux Kernel 2.6.4
Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.4 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.5
Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.5 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.6
Linux Kernel 2.6.6 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.7
Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.7 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.8 rc1
Linux Kernel 2.6.8
Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.9
Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc4
Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc3
Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc2
Linux Kernel 2.6.9 rc1
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
Novell Linux Desktop 9
Novell Linux POS 9
Novell Open Enterprise Server
Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
Novell SLE SDK 10 SP1
Novell SLE SDK 10 SP2
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SuSE SLES 9

Reported:

Aug 05, 2008

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