VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7912

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ffs_user_copy_worker function in drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by accessing an I/O data structure after a certain callback call.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.11%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.11% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: security@android.com

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94197Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.