High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 29, 2016· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-6703
CVE-2012-6703
Description
Integer overflow in the snd_compr_allocate_buffer function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6-rc6-next-20120917 allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.
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References
7- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/28/6nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91502nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036190nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b35cc8225845112a616e3a2266d2fde5ab13d3abnvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/next/patch-v3.6-rc6-next-20120917.xznvd
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