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sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.
Base Score
5.5| Base Score | 5.5 |
|---|---|
| Vector String | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Base Severity | Medium |
| Version | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector (AV) | LOCAL |