5.1
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-2545

Published: 27/04/2016 Updated: 07/09/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.7 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.1 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.4
VMScore: 419
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel prior to 4.4.1 does not properly maintain a certain linked list, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

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The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timerc in the Linux kernel before 441 does not properly maintain a certain linked list, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call ...
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Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...