High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-9794
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/2nvdMailing ListPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3aa02cb664c5fb1042958c8d1aa8c35055a2ebc4nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94654nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8752621/nvdIssue Tracking
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