UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7566

HIGH7.8

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.

Published Mar 30, 2018

Modified 7 months ago

Fix available

Details

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.

Affected Packages(142 packages)

linux

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Fixed in:

5.13.0-19.19

linux

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Affected versions:

3.11.0-12.193.12.0-1.33.12.0-2.53.12.0-2.73.12.0-3.83.12.0-3.93.12.0-4.103.12.0-4.123.12.0-5.133.12.0-7.15+129 more

Fixed in:

3.13.0-161.211

linux

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.13.0-16.194.13.0-17.204.13.0-25.294.13.0-32.354.15.0-10.114.15.0-12.13

Fixed in:

4.15.0-13.14

linux

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Fixed in:

6.5.0-9.9

linux

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.2.0-16.194.2.0-17.214.2.0-19.234.3.0-1.104.3.0-2.114.3.0-5.164.3.0-6.174.3.0-7.184.4.0-10.254.4.0-101.124+64 more

Fixed in:

4.4.0-127.153

linux

Ubuntu 24.10

Fixed in:

6.8.0-31.31

linux

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Affected versions:

5.3.0-18.195.3.0-24.26

Fixed in:

5.4.0-9.12

linux-aws

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.4.0-1001.104.4.0-1003.124.4.0-1004.134.4.0-1007.164.4.0-1009.184.4.0-1011.204.4.0-1012.214.4.0-1013.224.4.0-1016.254.4.0-1017.26+23 more

Fixed in:

4.4.0-1060.69

linux-aws

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Affected versions:

4.4.0-1002.24.4.0-1003.34.4.0-1005.54.4.0-1006.64.4.0-1009.94.4.0-1010.104.4.0-1011.114.4.0-1012.124.4.0-1014.144.4.0-1016.16+2 more

Fixed in:

4.4.0-1022.22

linux-aws

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Fixed in:

5.13.0-1005.6

References

REPORThttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7566 REPORThttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3631-1 REPORThttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3631-2 REPORThttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3798-1 REPORThttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3798-2 REPORThttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7566

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2018-7566 USN-3631-1 USN-3631-2 USN-3798-1 USN-3798-2

Ecosystems(27)

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Timeline

PublishedMar 30, 2018

ModifiedJun 24, 2025

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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7566

Details

Affected Packages(142 packages)

References

CVSS Analysis

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Ecosystems(27)

Timeline