The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not verify FIFO assignment before proceeding with FIFO clearing, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ioctl call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-27T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.926Z

Reserved: 2016-02-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2543

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:12.913

Modified: 2017-09-07T01:29:02.243

Link: CVE-2016-2543

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2543 - Bugzilla