CVE-2016-9794

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-04-14

Description

Race condition in the snd_pcm_period_elapsed function insound/core/pcm_lib.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START command.

See more information about CVE-2016-9794 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:	6.3	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3510	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.16.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.25.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3510	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.16.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.25.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0006	2017-01-12
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0005	2017-01-12
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0004	2017-01-12

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