CVE-2016-2546
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2546
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2546.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-2546
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-04-27T17:59:16Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 5.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311564
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83384
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035301