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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:32:20.924Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-2546

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:16.007

Modified: 2017-09-07T01:29:02.430

Link: CVE-2016-2546

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2016-2546 - Bugzilla