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CVE-2008-3272

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2008-08-08 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux EusRedhat Enterprise Linux WorkstationRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Enterprise Linux ServerDebian Debian LinuxLinux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-200

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