CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9794

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A race condition in the snd_pcm_period_elapsed function in the ALSA subsystem in Linux kernel versions before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START command.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to denial of service, which can lead to disruptions in audio system operations and potentially unspecified side effects.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.7 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Race condition in the snd_pcm_period_elapsed function in sound/core/pcm_lib.c in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS