| Name | CVE-2018-7566 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1369-1, DSA-4187-1, DSA-4188-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: local) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie | 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 3.16.59-1 | fixed | |
| stretch | 4.9.130-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.110-3+deb9u6 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 4.18.20-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.15.11-1 | medium | ||
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.56-1 | medium | DSA-4187-1 | |
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.88-1 | medium | DSA-4188-1 | |
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.101-1 | medium | DLA-1369-1 |
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/d15d662e89fc667b90cd294b0eb45694e33144da