CVE-2016-3955

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: July 03, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

The usbip_recv_xbuff function in drivers/usb/usbip/usbip_common.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted length value in a USB/IP packet.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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=b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/19/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86534

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1

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

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1328478

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb