On Friday, Cisco issued a security advisory on a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA).
The vulnerability in the Linux Kernel, tracked as CVE-2017-15265, is due to a use-after-free memory error in the ALSA sequencer interface, an attacker could exploit it by running a crafted application on a vulnerable system.
“A vulnerability in the Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.” reads the Cisco security advisory.
