Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel allows denial of service via crafted ioctl call

Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel allows denial of service via crafted ioctl call

CVE-2016-2545 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not properly maintain a certain linked list, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

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