CVE-2016-2384
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited with physical access without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.6 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel ≤ 4.4.8
- Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 4.6
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2016-2384.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2016-2384. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83256