{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-wjff-65p3-xp5x",
  "modified": "2025-04-11T03:42:56Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:24:13Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2010-4527"
  ],
  "details": "The load_mixer_volumes function in sound/oss/soundcard.c in the OSS sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 incorrectly expects that a certain name field ends with a '\\0' character, which allows local users to conduct buffer overflow attacks and gain privileges, or possibly obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, via a SOUND_MIXER_SETLEVELS ioctl call.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4527"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667615"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d81a12bc29ae4038770e05dce4ab7f26fd5880fb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d81a12bc29ae4038770e05dce4ab7f26fd5880fb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/31/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/42765"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/43291"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45629"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/cve-2010-4527-linux-kernel-oss-sound-card-driver-buffer-overflow"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-120"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2011-01-13T19:00:00Z"
  }
}