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LIN8-3614 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-2546

Created: May 17, 2016    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: May 24, 2016
Found In Version: 8.0
Fix Version: 8.0.0.6
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8
Component/s: Kernel

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.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-2546

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