{"cve":"CVE-2007-4571","nvd":{"published":"2007-09-26T10:17:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:44:21.123","status":"Modified","description":"The snd_mem_proc_read function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.8 does not return the correct write size, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory contents) via a small count argument, as demonstrated by multiple reads of /proc/driver/snd-page-alloc.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ccec6e2c4a74adf76ed4e2478091a311b1806212","http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.8","http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=600","http://secunia.com/advisories/26918","http://secunia.com/advisories/26980"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:48:28.501292361+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-4571","score":0.00761,"percentile":0.55339,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}