The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not verify FIFO assignment before proceeding with FIFO clearing, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ioctl call.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.2
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade dtrace-modulesUpgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel-uek-debugUpgrade kernel-uek-docUpgrade kernel-uek-firmwareUpgrade kernel-uek-debug-develUpgrade kernel-uek-devel | Jun 16, 2018 | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-docs | Apr 7, 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-102-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-102-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-102-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-67-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-34-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-102-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-34-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1480-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-56-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-102-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-67-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-56-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-56-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-1027-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-102-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-102-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-67-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-emb | Apr 27, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 |
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