CVE-2016-2546

 

Published at: - 27-04-2016 07:59

Last modified: - 21-09-2022 08:44

Total changes: - 2

Description

sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 uses an incorrect type of mutex, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311564
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
• [oss-security] 20160119 Security bugs in Linux kernel sound subsystem-Patch
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede
• 83384-
• SUSE-SU-2016:2074-
• DSA-3503-
• USN-2967-1-
• USN-2967-2-
• USN-2930-1-
• USN-2931-1-
• USN-2929-1-
• USN-2932-1-
• USN-2930-3-
• USN-2930-2-
• USN-2929-2-
• SUSE-SU-2016:0911-
• SUSE-SU-2016:1102-
• 1035301-

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2016-2546

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures