CVE-2016-2548

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.4 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

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.

References (20)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.4

Timeline

Published Apr 27, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026