CVE-2016-2546
Published Apr 27, 2016
Last updated 7 years ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.1
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.4
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.7
- Impact score
- 6.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.4
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-362
Configurations
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