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    CVE-2016-5400

    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.

    Published:Jul 20, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 6, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00076
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
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