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CVE-2016-2184 Detail

Description

The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.


Evaluator Description

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a33be Vendor Advisory 
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/2016-06/msg00052.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/102 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/88 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/89 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84340
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317012 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a33be Vendor Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39555/
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2184
NVD Published Date:
04/27/2016
NVD Last Modified:
09/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.