Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2549
CVE-2016-2549
Description
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
19- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83382nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3nvd
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