vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2016-2548: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 30, 2016 | Apr 7, 2016 | Jun 21, 2018 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 30, 2016
Added
Apr 7, 2016
Modified
Jun 21, 2018
Description
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 retains certain linked lists after a close or stop action, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call, related to the (1) snd_timer_close and (2) _snd_timer_stop functions.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-kernel-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-docs
References
Rapid7 Labs
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