CVE-2016-2545
CVSS V2 Medium 4.7
CVSS V3 Medium 5.1
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-2545
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-04-27T17:59:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-07T01:29:02
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.1
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.4
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2545 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2545 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:40:46 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 09:13:51 | 2016-04-27T17:59Z | 2016-04-27T17:59:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 09:13:51 | 2017-09-07T01:29:02 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 09:13:51 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |