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TITLE:
Linux Kernel "snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info()" Information Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31366

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linux Kernel 2.6.x
http://secunia.com/product/2719/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the
"snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info()" function in
sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c. This can be exploited to disclose
potentially sensitive memory by passing an invalid device number to
the vulnerable function.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.6.27-rc2.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in version 2.6.27-rc2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Tobias Klein.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.27-rc2

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=82e68f7ffec3800425f2391c8c86277606860442

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