CVE-2016-5400
Airspy USB Driver Memory Leak Denial of Service
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel package.
- Reboot the system.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5400 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-5400.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5400 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-5400
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
Python
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-5400 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5400 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184 Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} -0.28%
score
0.21132
percentile