CVE-2016-2549

Impact

sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not prevent recursive callback access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted ioctl call.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83382
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311570
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1