Race Condition and Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's sound/core/timer.c

Race Condition and Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's sound/core/timer.c

CVE-2016-2546 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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