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GSD-2016-2545

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
Details
The 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.
Aliases
Aliases

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