CVE-2010-3442 | Ubuntu

Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_ADD or (2) SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_REPLACE ioctl call.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Sound subsystem did not correctly validate parameters. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.32-25.45
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.6.31-22.67
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.6.28-19.66
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.6.24-28.80
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-ec2	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.32-309.18
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.6.31-307.21
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.31-608.22
	9.10 karmic	Fixed 2.6.31-112.30
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.35-25.44~lucid1
	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-mvl-dove	10.10 maverick	Fixed 2.6.32-416.33
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.6.32-216.33
	9.10 karmic	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15	10.10 maverick	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.6.15-55.89

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
linux	Proposed: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=5591bf07225523600450edd9e6ad258bb877b779 Hardy: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3442/patches/hardy/linux/0001-ALSA-prevent-heap-corruption-in-snd_ctl_new.txt Jaunty: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3442/patches/jaunty/linux/0001-ALSA-prevent-heap-corruption-in-snd_ctl_new.txt Karmic: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3442/patches/karmic/linux/0001-ALSA-prevent-heap-corruption-in-snd_ctl_new.txt Lucid: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3442/patches/lucid/linux/0001-ALSA-prevent-heap-corruption-in-snd_ctl_new.txt
linux-source-2.6.15	Dapper: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3442/patches/dapper/linux/0001-ALSA-prevent-heap-corruption-in-snd_ctl_new.txt

Package

Patch details

linux

linux-source-2.6.15

Dapper: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3442/patches/dapper/linux/0001-ALSA-prevent-heap-corruption-in-snd_ctl_new.txt

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1083-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
3 March 2011

USN-1074-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
25 February 2011

USN-1000-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
19 October 2010

USN-1074-2
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
28 February 2011

USN-1093-1
Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
25 March 2011

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3442