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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.4 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c of the component USB Descriptor Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was presented 05/02/2016 by Andrey Konovalov (Website). The advisory is shared for download at spinics.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3951 since 04/05/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91425 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2989-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196463 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux Vulnerabilities (USN-2965-1)).
Upgrading to version 4.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91425). See 81364, 81365, 81366 and 81378 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Double freeCWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 91425
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2989-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 830125
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux-raspi2 USN-2965-3
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.5
Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: USN-2989-1
Researcher: Andrey Konovalov
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3951 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036763
SecurityFocus: 91028 - Linux Kernel CVE-2016-3951 Null Pointer Deference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 05/03/2016 11:26Updated: 07/27/2022 20:10
Changes: 05/03/2016 11:26 (68), 11/10/2018 09:02 (16), 07/27/2022 20:10 (6)
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