Memory leak in Airspy USB device driver in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-5400
Published: July 26, 2016 / Updated: July 27, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU217
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5400
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to consume excessive memory and cause denial of service on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a resource error in Airspy USB device driver. A local user can cause a memory leak and consume all available memory resources by creating a specially crafted USB device to emulate multiple SDR devices.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a resource error in Airspy USB device driver. A local user can cause a memory leak and consume all available memory resources by creating a specially crafted USB device to emulate multiple SDR devices.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-5400
Solution for this vulnerability can be found at:
https://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/commit/?id=eca2d34b9d2ce70165a50510659838e28ca22742
https://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/commit/?id=eca2d34b9d2ce70165a50510659838e28ca22742