cve/2016/CVE-2016-2546.md

CVE-2016-2546

Description

sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 uses an incorrect type of mutex, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

POC

Reference

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1

Github

No PoCs found on GitHub currently.