CVE-2016-2546 (GCVE-0-2016-2546)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:32
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 27/100 over 2306 records in the last 180 days details
References
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Date Public
2016-01-19 00:00
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