CVE-2016-2545: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not properly maintain a certain linked list, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (race condition and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.4

Published 2016-04-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.