CVE-2016-5400
Memory leak in the airspy_probe function in drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c in the airspy USB driver in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted USB device that emulates many…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Memory leak in the airspy_probe function in drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c in the airspy USB driver in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted USB device that emulates many VFL_TYPE_SDR or VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV devices and performs many connect and disconnect operations.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.