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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2016-2384 EUVD-2016-3468GHSA-7h8g-mrh3-v7rc

Double free vulnerability in the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate…

Published Apr 27, 2016 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by debian

Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.15 Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lts-utopic Package: linux-lts-vivid Package: linux-lts-wily Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

Double free vulnerability in the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an invalid USB descriptor.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 4.4.2-1 —
Debian 13 linux 4.4.2-1 —
Debian 12 linux 4.4.2-1 —
Debian 8 linux 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u4 DSA-3503-1
Debian 7 linux 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 DSA-3503-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 6.0 linux-2.6 2.6.32-48squeeze20 DLA-439-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +6 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +4 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux 3.13.0-83.127 USN-2929-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-67.87~14.04.1 USN-2931-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1 USN-2932-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-wily 4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1 USN-2930-2
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 No fix yet —

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 7 kernel-rt +10 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7 RHSA-2016:2584
RHEL 7 perf +18 3.10.0-514.el7 RHSA-2016:2574
RHEL 6 perf +16 2.6.32-696.el6 RHSA-2017:0817

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP1 kernel-docs 3.12.57-60.35.3 SUSE-SU-2016:1019-1
SLES 12 SP1 kernel-xen +4 3.12.57-60.35.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1019-1
SLES 12 kernel-docs +1 3.12.55-52.42.2 SUSE-SU-2016:0785-1
SLES 12 kernel-ec2 +4 3.12.55-52.42.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1019-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0785-1
SLES 11 SP4 kernel-docs 3.0.101-71.2 SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1
SLES 11 SP4 kernel-ec2 +7 3.0.101-71.1 SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1
SLES 11 SP3 kernel-ec2 +7 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1
SLES 11 SP2 kernel-ec2 +6 3.0.101-0.7.40.1 SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 12 SP1 kernel-xen +3 3.12.57-60.35.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1019-1
SLES for SAP 12 kernel-xen +3 3.12.55-52.42.1 SUSE-SU-2016:0785-1
SLES for SAP 11 SP4 kernel-ec2 +7 3.0.101-71.1 SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP1 kernel-rt +5 3.12.58-14.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1
SLE Real Time 11 SP4 kernel-rt +3 3.0.101.rt130-51.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_0 4-11.2 SUSE-SU-2016:1031-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_3 2-2.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1033-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_4 1-2.3 SUSE-SU-2016:1019-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_11 +1 3-2.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1035-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1034-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_12 1-2.1 SUSE-SU-2016:0785-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4 +1 6-2.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1046-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1040-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6 +1 5-2.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1038-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1037-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_8 +3 4-2.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1045-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1041-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1039-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-ec2 +6 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-ec2 +6 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-ec2 +6 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed kernel-source 4.8.13-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 7 dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.21.4.el6uek 0.4.5-3.el6 ELSA-2018-4134
Oracle Linux 7 dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.21.4.el7uek 0.4.5-3.el7 ELSA-2018-4134
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek +5 3.8.13-118.21.4.el7uek ELSA-2018-4134
Oracle Linux 7 perf +11 3.10.0-514.el7 ELSA-2016-2574

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

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