Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-3951
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-3951
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3951
0.34%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-3951
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.9
|
6.9
|
NIST | |
4.6
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
0.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2016-3951
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91028
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-3951 Null Pointer Deference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274
cdc_ncm: do not call usbnet_link_change from cdc_ncm_bind · torvalds/linux@4d06dd5 · GitHubVendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
USN-2989-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Applications Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeVendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1382-1: important: Security update
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
USN-3001-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
USN-2998-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
USN-3000-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
USN-3002-1: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
USN-3021-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
USN-3021-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
USN-3003-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324782
1324782 – (CVE-2016-3951) CVE-2016-3951 kernel: crash on invalid USB device descriptors (usbnet driver)Issue Tracking
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/06/4
oss-security - Fwd: CVE Request: Linux: usbnet: memory corruption triggered by invalid USB descriptor
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
USN-3004-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg367669.html
Re: Possible double-free in the usbnet driver — Netdev
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4d06dd537f95683aba3651098ae288b7cbff8274
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeVendor Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1666984c8625b3db19a9abc298931d35ab7bc64b
usbnet: cleanup after bind() in probe() · torvalds/linux@1666984 · GitHubVendor Advisory
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