CVE-2016-2549

Published Apr 27, 2016

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description
sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not prevent recursive callback access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) 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
6.2
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
2.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
2.1
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-20

Configurations