GSD-2016-9794

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
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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.
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CVE-2016-9794
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