vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-5400): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 6, 2016 | Aug 29, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 6, 2016
Added
Aug 29, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1021-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1024-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-36-powerpc64-smp
References
Rapid7 Labs
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