CVE-2016-2546

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83384
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311564
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035301
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html

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