{"cve":"CVE-2014-4653","nvd":{"published":"2014-07-03T04:22:15.747","modified":"2026-06-17T00:10:24.410","status":"Modified","description":"sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 does not ensure possession of a read/write lock, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fd9f26e4eca5d08a27d12c0933fceef76ed9663d","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1083.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/59434","http://secunia.com/advisories/59777"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","linux:linux_kernel","suse:linux_enterprise_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:33:06.232976534+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-4653","score":0.00498,"percentile":0.42685,"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."]}