CVE-2016-2548 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.4.1, specifically within the sound/core/timer.c component. Local users can trigger a system crash by sending a crafted ioctl call due to improper handling of linked lists after close or stop actions. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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