CVE-2018-7566
High
CVE-2018-7566
The Linux kernel 4.15 has a Buffer Overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/seq by a local user.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
March 30, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 2, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2018-7566
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The Linux kernel 4.15 has a Buffer Overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/seq by a local user.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-03/msg00067.html
- http://mailman.alsa-project.org/pipermail/alsa-devel/2018-February/132026.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103605
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2384
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2395
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1483
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1487
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1550142
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d15d662e89fc667b90cd294b0eb45694e33144da
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html