CVE-2016-2384

Description

Double free vulnerability in the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an invalid USB descriptor.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.89% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035072	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/2	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3	vendor advisory
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html	vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7	patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308444	issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html	vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-2	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83256	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2384?: CVE-2016-2384 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2384?: To fix CVE-2016-2384, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2384 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2016-2384 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.