sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 retains certain linked lists after a close or stop action, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call, related to the (1) snd_timer_close and (2) _snd_timer_stop functions.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-2548 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 5.4 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Complete |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |