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% · 16.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.05%
16.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv0, 6.8.0-60.63.1, 6.8.0-59.61.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure4.15.0-1032.33, 5.0.0-1036.38, 5.0.0-1035.37
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gke5.4.0-1061.64, 5.4.0-1059.62, 5.4.0-1057.60
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.4.0-33.37, 5.4.0-31.35, 5.4.0-30.34
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.0.0-1026.27~18.04.1, 5.0.0-1025.26~18.04.1, 5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.15.0-1007.7, 0, 5.13.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-25.25~24.04.1, 6.11.0-24.24~24.04.1, 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1011.12~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1009.10~24.04.1, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtime6.8.1-1015.16, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1, 4.2.0-23.28~14.04.1, 4.2.0-22.27~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-17.37, 3.13.0-18.38, 3.13.0-19.39
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtime5.15.0-1073.75, 0
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-raspi20, 5.3.0-1015.17, 5.3.0-1017.19
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe-edge5.3.0-23.25~18.04.2, 0, 5.3.0-24.26~18.04.2
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.4.0-1013.14, 5.4.0-1015.16, 5.4.0-1016.17
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.4.0-1089.94+cvm1.2, 5.4.0-1086.91+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm2.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1, 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1, 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtime0, 6.8.0-2019.20
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1, 4.18.0-14.15~18.04.1, 4.18.0-15.16~18.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic3.16.0-39.53~14.04.1, 3.16.0-28.38~14.04.1, 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1

…and 4 more

Timeline

References

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