CVE-2016-2547 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel prior to version 4.4.1, specifically within the sound/core/timer.c component. It stems from a race condition and use-after-free error due to an inadequate locking mechanism for slave timer instances. This flaw carries a CVSS v3 score of 5.1 (Medium), indicating a local attacker with low attack complexity can trigger a system crash. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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