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CVE-2016-2548

Description

From CVE.org

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.

Statement

This flaw was found to be a duplicate of CVE-2016-2547. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2547 for information about affected products and security errata.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score5.44.9N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Access ComplexityMediumLowN/A
AuthenticationNoneNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Integrity ImpactPartialNoneN/A
Availability ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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