CVE-2014-4654

Kernel: ALSA: control: use-after-free in replacing user controls

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

3.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · June 18, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system.

Statement

This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 may address this issue.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 3.8
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWE-416 · Use After Free