CVE-2016-5400
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.6.6 - Denial of Service via Airspy USB Driver Memory Leak
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
29.4%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.6.6
Published
Aug 06, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026