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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-6345 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3070-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3070-2 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3070-3 | Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3070-4 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
References
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:00:59.895Z
Reserved: 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-5400
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:02.720
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-5400
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN