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.<a href=http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html>CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound</a> http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-9904
