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CVE-2016-21841 exploit

The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-39555 Linux Kernel 3.10.0-229.x (CentOS / RHEL 7.1) - 'snd-usb-audio' Crash (PoC) · dos · 2016-03-14

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.6CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2971-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2016/Mar/89 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/84340 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2970-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1317012 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2969-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2968-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2971-3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2997-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3607 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2971-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2996-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2968-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a33be · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2016/Mar/88 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /bugtraq/2016/Mar/102 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/39555/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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