CVE-2016-2548 in Kernel
Summary
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 retains certain linked lists after a close or stop action, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call, related to the (1) snd_timer_close and (2) _snd_timer_stop functions.
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Reservation
02/22/2016
Disclosure
04/27/2016
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82959 | Linux Kernel IOCTL Call timer.c input validation | 20 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2016-2548 |