CVE-2016-2547

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.4 - Race Condition

Title source: rule

Description

sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 employs a locking approach that does not consider slave timer instances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

References (20)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.1
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-362
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.4

Timeline

Published Apr 27, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026