CVE-2016-5400

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 patch issue tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184 issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 patch issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5400?
CVE-2016-5400 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5400?
To fix CVE-2016-5400, 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-2016-5400 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5400 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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