| Name | CVE-2016-9794 |
| Description | Race condition in the snd_pcm_period_elapsed function in sound/core/pcm_lib.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START command. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-772-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.244-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.158-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.57-1 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.48-1 | fixed | |
| forky | 6.16.12-2 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.17.8-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.84-1 | DLA-772-1 | ||
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.39-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.7.2-1 |
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8752621/
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/3aa02cb664c5fb1042958c8d1aa8c35055a2ebc4 (v4.7-rc1)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/576