linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ALSA: msnd: Optimize / harden DSP and MIDI loops

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Date:   Fri, 8 Sep 2017 17:47:32 +0000
From:   "Grygorii Tertychnyi (gtertych)" <gtertych@...co.com>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "xe-linux-external(mailer list)" <xe-linux-external@...co.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "alsa-devel@...a-project.org" <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ALSA: msnd: Optimize / harden DSP and MIDI loops


>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> Could you please apply it for 4.4-stable.
>> This fixes https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9985
>
> This vulnerability is just non-issue.  You can't get it working
> practically; it requires a modified hardware of the decade old ISA
> sound card, and yet the system has to load / set up the module
> beforehand.  We should withdraw it from CVE, IMO.

I think it is worth having it in 4.4, 4.9 and 4.12 also.

>>
>> Takashi Iwai (1):
>>   ALSA: msnd: Optimize / harden DSP and MIDI loops
>>
>>  sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c     | 30 +++++++++++++++---------------
>>  sound/isa/msnd/msnd_pinnacle.c | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
>>  2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>>