CVE-2016-5400

Published: Aug 6, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

4.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 0.7 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.6.6

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (20)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatch

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

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