Linux kernel sound/core/timer. c DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2548)

Linux kernel sound/core/timer. c DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2548)
Linux kernel sound/core/timer. c DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2548)

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Affected Systems:

Linux kernel < 4.4.1

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-2548

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

In versions earlier than Linux kernel 4.4.1, sound/core/timer. c retains the list of some links after the close or stop operation. By calling ioctl, a local user can cause a denial of service.

<* Source: Andrej Nemec
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi? Id = 1311568
Https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a663aa426f4884c71cd8580adae73f33570f0d
Http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit? Id = b5a663aa450f4884c71cd8580adae73f33570f0d
Http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1

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