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CVE-2016-5400
Published: Aug 6, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-3070-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-3070-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20160725 CVE-2016-5400 - linux kernel: denial of service in airspy USB driver.
mailing-list
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USN-3070-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
1036432
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-3070-4
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
92104
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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