High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9985
CVE-2017-9985
Description
The snd_msndmidi_input_read function in sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (over-boundary access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing the value of a message queue head pointer between two kernel reads of that value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- Range: <=4.11.7
Patches
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References
5- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99335nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/20e2b791796bd68816fa115f12be5320de2b8021nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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