** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Description changed: - hrtimer_cancel() waits for the completion from the callback, thus it - must not be called inside the callback itself. This was already a - problem in the past with ALSA hrtimer driver, and the early commit - [fcfdebe70759: ALSA: hrtimer - Fix lock-up] tried to address it. - However, the previous fix is still insufficient: it may still cause a - lockup when the ALSA timer instance reprograms itself in its callback. - Then it invokes the start function even in snd_timer_interrupt() that is - called in hrtimer callback itself, results in a CPU stall. This is no - hypothetical problem but actually triggered by syzkaller fuzzer. + sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not prevent + recursive callback access, which allows local users to cause a denial of + service (deadlock) via a crafted ioctl call. However, the previous fix + is still insufficient: it may still cause a lockup when the ALSA timer + instance reprograms itself in its callback. Then it invokes the start + function even in snd_timer_interrupt() that is called in hrtimer + callback itself, results in a CPU stall. This is no hypothetical problem + but actually triggered by syzkaller fuzzer. Break-Fix: - 2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-armadaxp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1549200 Title: CVE-2016-2549 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-flo package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-goldfish package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in linux-snapdragon package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise: New Status in linux-flo source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-goldfish source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-manta source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Precise: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Trusty: Fix Released Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty: Invalid Status in linux source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Vivid: New Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid: New Status in linux source package in Wily: Fix Released Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Wily: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Wily: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Wily: New Status in linux-manta source package in Wily: New Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Wily: Fix Released Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Wily: Invalid Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Xenial: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Xenial: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Xenial: New Status in linux-manta source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-flo source package in Yakkety: New Status in linux-goldfish source package in Yakkety: New Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-mako source package in Yakkety: New Status in linux-manta source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Yakkety: Fix Committed Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Yakkety: Invalid Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Yakkety: Invalid Bug description: sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not prevent recursive callback access, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted ioctl call. However, the previous fix is still insufficient: it may still cause a lockup when the ALSA timer instance reprograms itself in its callback. Then it invokes the start function even in snd_timer_interrupt() that is called in hrtimer callback itself, results in a CPU stall. This is no hypothetical problem but actually triggered by syzkaller fuzzer. Break-Fix: - 2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1549200/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp