CVE-2016-2545

MediumCVSS 5.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 27, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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