6.2
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-2548

Published: 27/04/2016 Updated: 07/09/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.2 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 2.5
VMScore: 436
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel prior to 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.

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sound/core/timerc in the Linux kernel before 441 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 ...
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 ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...