CVE-2016-3951

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3951
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-02 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-13 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionDouble free vulnerability in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device with an invalid USB descriptor.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.5.0 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.5.0 rc7 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1382-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
1324782 – (CVE-2016-3951) CVE-2016-3951 kernel: crash on invalid USB device descriptors (usbnet driver) CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
USN-3000-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-3951 Null Pointer Deference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Applications Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
USN-2998-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3021-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3001-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3004-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
USN-3021-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3002-1: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
usbnet: cleanup after bind() in probe() · torvalds/linux@1666984 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2989-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3003-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Re: Possible double-free in the usbnet driver — Linux Network Development MLIST www.spinics.net
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Fwd: CVE Request: Linux: usbnet: memory corruption triggered by invalid USB descriptor MLIST www.openwall.com
cdc_ncm: do not call usbnet_link_change from cdc_ncm_bind · torvalds/linux@4d06dd5 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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