PT-2016-5776 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Andrey Konovalov
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Publicado
2016-05-02
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Atualizado
2017-08-13
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CVE-2016-3951
CVSS v2.0
4.9
Média
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5
Description
A double free vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system crash, by inserting a USB device with an invalid USB descriptor. The vulnerability is located in the drivers/net/usb/cdc ncm.c file.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5, update to version 4.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to USB devices to minimize the risk of exploitation.
Exploit
Correção
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Identificadores relacionados
Produtos afetados
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu