CVE-2016-3955

Description

The usbip_recv_xbuff function in drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value in a USB/IP packet.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.80% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328478 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86534 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/19/1 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3955?
CVE-2016-3955 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3955?
To fix CVE-2016-3955, 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-2016-3955 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3955 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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