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.
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CVE-2016-5400 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zanussi/linux-stable-rt.git
Found in HEAD commit: 9cafd1b39d091c76656512d15c90a6952f088074
Found in base branch: master
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.
Publish Date: 2016-08-06
URL: CVE-2016-5400
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Physical - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
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Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5400
Release Date: 2016-08-06
Fix Resolution: 4.7
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