Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-3951

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Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-3951

Published: May 2, 2016 / Updated: August 13, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90904
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3951
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Fedora
kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2016-3951

Install update from vendor's website.

kernel - addressed in versions 4.4.7-200.fc22, 4.4.7-300.fc23, 4.4.8-200.fc22

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