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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-2546): Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-2546): Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
04/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/27/2016
Modified
09/12/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-83-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1480-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1027-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc64-smp

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