Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 4.15 via SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 4.15 via SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl

CVE-2018-7566 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The Linux kernel 4.15 has a Buffer Overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/seq by a local user.

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