CVE-2016-2549 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 4.4.1. This flaw, located in sound/core/hrtimer.c, allows local users to trigger a deadlock via a specially crafted ioctl call due to recursive callback access. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.2 (Medium), the vulnerability has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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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