CVE-2008-3272
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
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