CVE-2008-3272

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 08 Aug 2008, 18:12
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 09:28

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.06% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Aug 2008, 18:12
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 09:28
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.06%• Percentile: 20%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 7.04 | 7.10 | 8.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.27 | 2.6.27 | 2.6.27:rc1

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    4.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    4.7

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    4.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    4.0

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