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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9794

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9794 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Race condition in the snd_pcm_period_elapsed function in sound/core/pcm_lib.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START command.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Dec 28, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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