CVE-2016-2545

NameCVE-2016-2545
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-3503-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.11.5-1fixed
sid6.11.7-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.73-2+deb7u3DSA-3503-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u4DSA-3503-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.4.2-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

Upstream fix: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee8413b01045c74340aa13ad5bdf905de32be736 (v4.5-rc1)

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