VDB
CVE-2016-2546
CVE-2016-2546
PUBLISHED
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 uses an incorrect type of mutex, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.
EPSS 0.05% · 16.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.05%
16.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-38.38.1, 6.8.0-39.39.1, 6.8.0-40.40.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.0.0-1035.37, 5.0.0-1036.38, 5.0.0-1031.33 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.4.0-1086.93, 0, 5.4.0-1033.35 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-33.37, 0, 5.4.0-27.31 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1044.70, 4.15.0-1042.45, 4.15.0-1040.42 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1027.31, 5.15.0-1015.17, 5.15.0-1014.16 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | 0, *, 6.11.0-29.29~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | *, *, 6.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 0, 6.8.1-1015.16 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | 4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1, 4.2.0-23.28~14.04.1, 4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-41.70, 0, 3.11.0-12.19 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 0, 5.15.0-1073.75 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.4.0-1006.6, 5.3.0-1014.16, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 5.3.0-22.24~18.04.1, 5.3.0-23.25~18.04.1, 5.3.0-23.25~18.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1065.69, 5.4.0-1078.82, 5.4.0-1077.81 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1064.67+cvm1.1, *, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | *, 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1, 3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 0, 6.8.0-2019.20 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 3.16.0-40.54~14.04.1, 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1, 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1 |
…and 4 more
Timeline
- Feb 23, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2546 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/23/11 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2931-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2932-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2929-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2929-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2930-3 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2930-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2930-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2967-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2967-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2546 third-party-advisory