CVE-2016-2543

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-04-27
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function insound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not verify FIFO assignment before proceeding with FIFO clearing, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ioctl call.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4145	2018-06-15
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.21.4.el6uek)	ELSA-2018-4134	2018-06-15
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4134	2018-06-15
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4145	2018-06-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.21.4.el7uek)	ELSA-2018-4134	2018-06-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4134	2018-06-15
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0231	2018-06-15