CVE-2008-3272

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
08/08/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.27 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*


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