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CVE-2016-3951 Detail

Description

Double 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.


Evaluator Description

CWE-415: Double Free

Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b Vendor Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b Vendor Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274 Vendor Advisory 
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274 Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.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/msg00056.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.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/2016-07/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/06/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/06/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91028
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91028
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324782 Issue Tracking 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324782 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274 Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274 Vendor Advisory 
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg367669.html
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg367669.html

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3951
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE