UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2546

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2546

    Published: 24 Feb 2016Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2546
    Aliases:
    USN-2929-1
    USN-2929-2
    USN-2930-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2546, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/23/11, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=af368027a49a751d6ff4ee9e3f9961f35bb4fede, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2931-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2932-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2929-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2929-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2930-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2930-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2930-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2967-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2967-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2546

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-83.127

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High