Is CVE-2014-9904 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9904 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9904?

CVE-2014-9904 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9904?

CVE-2014-9904 has an EPSS score of 0.38% (30th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9904?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.0.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 10 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9904

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The snd_compress_check_input function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.17 does not properly check for an integer overflow, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.0.2-1CVE-2014-9904

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-101.148USN-3127-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.