VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-2548
CVSS score6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-04-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation