CVE-2016-2545

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-07-30

Description

The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linuxkernel before 4.4.1 does not properly maintain a certain linked list, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

See more information about CVE-2016-2545 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	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

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