CVE-2016-2384

4.6 MEDIUM
Published: April 27, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
View on NVD

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.

AI Explanation

Get an AI-powered plain-language explanation of this vulnerability and remediation steps.

Login to generate AI explanation

CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
Source: security@debian.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: security@debian.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/2
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83256
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035072
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-1
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-2
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
Source: security@debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
Source: security@debian.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308444
Source: security@debian.org
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
Source: security@debian.org
Patch
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384
Source: security@debian.org
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308444
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
9.0%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux novell