CVE-2016-2544

Published on: 04/27/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:15 PM UTC

CVE-2016-2544

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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
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
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	SECTRACK 1035305
USN-2929-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2929-2
USN-2931-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2931-1
USN-2967-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2967-2
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3503-1 linux	www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html	DEBIAN DSA-3503
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree	Patch Vendor Advisory git.kernel.org text/html	CONFIRM git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3567eb6af614dac436c4b16a8d426f9faed639b3
	www.kernel.org text/plain	CONFIRM www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
ALSA: seq: Fix race at timer setup and close · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub	Patch Vendor Advisory github.com text/html	CONFIRM github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3567eb6af614dac436c4b16a8d426f9faed639b3
USN-2930-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2930-3
USN-2930-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2930-1
USN-2930-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2930-2
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1: important: Security update for	lists.opensuse.org text/html	SUSE SUSE-SU-2016:1102
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for	lists.opensuse.org text/html	SUSE SUSE-SU-2016:2074
1311558 – (CVE-2016-2544) CVE-2016-2544 kernel: sound: use-after-free in snd_timer_stop	bugzilla.redhat.com text/html	CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311558
oss-security - Security bugs in Linux kernel sound subsystem	www.openwall.com text/html	MLIST [oss-security] 20160119 Security bugs in Linux kernel sound subsystem
USN-2932-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2932-1
USN-2967-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2967-1
USN-2929-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2929-1
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-2544 Use After Free Local Denial of Service Vulnerability	cve.report (archive) text/html	BID 83380
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1: important: Security update for	lists.opensuse.org text/html	SUSE SUSE-SU-2016:0911

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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
Operating System	Linux	Linux Kernel	All	All	All	All

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

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