CVE-2016-2184
The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or double free, and system crash) via…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.95% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise debuginfo · novell/suse linux enterprise desktop · novell/suse linux enterprise live patching · novell/suse linux enterprise module for public cloud · novell/suse linux enterprise real time extension · novell/suse linux enterprise server · novell/suse linux enterprise workstation extension
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a33beVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/102Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/88Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/89Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84340
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317012Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a33beVendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39555/
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a33beVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.