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Medium severity · published Apr 27, 2016
CVE-2016-2384
Double free vulnerability in the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service…
4.6
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Double free vulnerability in the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an invalid USB descriptor.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 4.4.8 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Novell
12 · source: NVD
Affected product
KE
Kernel
Linux
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2384
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2384
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
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