CVE-2016-2544
Published on: 04/27/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:15 PM UTC
Certain versions of Linux Kernel from Linux contain the following vulnerability:
Race condition in the queue_delete function in sound/core/seq/seq_queue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) by making an ioctl call at a certain time.
- CVE-2016-2544 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
CVSS3 Score: 5.1 - MEDIUM
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | HIGH | NONE | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
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UNCHANGED | NONE | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 4.7 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | MEDIUM | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
NONE | NONE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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Linux Kernel Sound Driver Race Condition in queue_delete() Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target System - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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USN-2929-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2931-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2967-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3503-1 linux | www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html |
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kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | Patch Vendor Advisory git.kernel.org text/html |
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www.kernel.org text/plain |
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ALSA: seq: Fix race at timer setup and close · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub | Patch Vendor Advisory github.com text/html |
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USN-2930-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2930-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2930-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1: important: Security update for | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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1311558 – (CVE-2016-2544) CVE-2016-2544 kernel: sound: use-after-free in snd_timer_stop | bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
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oss-security - Security bugs in Linux kernel sound subsystem | www.openwall.com text/html |
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USN-2932-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2967-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2929-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Linux Kernel CVE-2016-2544 Use After Free Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | cve.report (archive) text/html |
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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1: important: Security update for | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE