CVE-2016-3951

4.6 MEDIUM
Published: May 02, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Double free vulnerability in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device with an invalid USB descriptor.

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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=1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/06/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91028
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324782
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg367669.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/06/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324782
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg367669.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
12th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

canonical linux novell suse