The load_mixer_volumes function in sound/oss/soundcard.c in the OSS sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 incorrectly expects that a certain name field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to conduct buffer overflow attacks and gain privileges, or possibly obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, via a SOUND_MIXER_SETLEVELS ioctl call.
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| text | N/A | n/a |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
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| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/4 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667615 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/cve-2010-4527-linux-kernel-oss-sound-card-driver-buffer-overflow/ | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45629 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/1 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42765 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 | vdb-entry x_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d81a12bc29ae4038770e05dce4ab7f26fd5880fb | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
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