UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3955

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3955

    Published: 20 Apr 2016Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3955
    Aliases:
    USN-2965-1
    USN-2965-2
    USN-2965-3

    Summary:

    Details: The usbip_recv_xbuff function in drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value in a USB/IP packet.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3955, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/19/1, https://git.kernel.org/linus/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2989-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2996-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2997-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2998-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3000-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3001-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3002-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3003-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3004-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3955

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-87.133

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High