CVE-2016-9794

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.
Race Condition
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 17%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
𝑥
< 3.2.85
linuxlinux_kernel
3.3 ≤
𝑥
< 3.10.105
linuxlinux_kernel
3.11 ≤
𝑥
< 3.12.69
linuxlinux_kernel
3.13 ≤
𝑥
< 3.16.40
linuxlinux_kernel
3.17 ≤
𝑥
< 3.18.52
linuxlinux_kernel
3.19 ≤
𝑥
< 4.4.37
linuxlinux_kernel
4.5 ≤
𝑥
< 4.7
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-120.163
released
trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-107.154
released
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-59.80
released
yakkety
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
linux-armadaxp
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1681.108
released
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-aws
precise
dne
trusty
not-affected
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1003.12
released
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-flo
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
yakkety
ignored
zesty
dne
linux-gke
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-goldfish
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
yakkety
ignored
zesty
ignored
linux-grouper
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-hwe
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-hwe-edge
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-linaro-omap
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-linaro-shared
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-linaro-vexpress
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-quantal
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-raring
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-saucy
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-trusty
precise
Fixed 3.13.0-107.154~precise1
released
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-utopic
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-vivid
precise
dne
trusty
Fixed 3.19.0-79.87~14.04.1
released
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-wily
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-xenial
precise
dne
trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-59.80~14.04.1
released
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-maguro
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-mako
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
yakkety
ignored
zesty
dne
linux-manta
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-qcm-msm
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-raspi2
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1040.47
released
yakkety
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
linux-snapdragon
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1044.48
released
yakkety
Fixed 4.4.0-1046.50
released
zesty
not-affected
linux-ti-omap4
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1498.125
released
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
kernel-default
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
kernel-default-man
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
kernel-ec2
suse enterprise sap 12
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
kernel-ec2-extra
suse enterprise sap 12
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
4.4.21-90.1
fixed
kernel-xen
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
kernel-xen-base
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.63.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.24.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_34-default-8
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_34-xen-8
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_39-default-7
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_39-xen-7
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_42-default-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_42-xen-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-default-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-xen-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_49-default-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_49-xen-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-default-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-xen-5
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-default-3
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-xen-3
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_60-default-2
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_60-xen-2
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_63-default-1
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_63-xen-1
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Red Hat Product
Release
kernel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-abi-whitelists
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-bootwrapper
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-debug
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-debug-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-doc
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-headers
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-kdump
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-kdump-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-tools
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-tools-libs
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
kernel-tools-libs-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
perf
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
python-perf
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.el7
fixed
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References
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3aa02cb664c5fb1042958c8d1aa8c35055a2ebc4
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94654
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401494
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3aa02cb664c5fb1042958c8d1aa8c35055a2ebc4
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8752621/
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3aa02cb664c5fb1042958c8d1aa8c35055a2ebc4
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94654
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401494
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3aa02cb664c5fb1042958c8d1aa8c35055a2ebc4
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8752621/
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01