{"id":"CVE-2014-4654","details":"The snd_ctl_elem_add function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not check authorization for SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE commands, which allows local users to remove kernel controls and cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access for an ioctl call.","modified":"2026-01-27T04:12:49.033796Z","published":"2014-07-03T04:22:15Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:12:49.033796Z","related":["SUSE-RU-2015:0621-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0581-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1","SUSE-SU-2015:0736-1","SUSE-SU-2015:1174-1","SUSE-SU-2015:1376-1"],"references":[{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/59434"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/59777"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/60545"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/60564"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.2"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/6"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68162"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1113445"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=82262a46627bebb0febcc26664746c25cef08563"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}