CVE-2016-5400
Published: 6 August 2016
Memory leak in the airspy_probe function in drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c in the airspy USB driver in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted USB device that emulates many VFL_TYPE_SDR or VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV devices and performs many connect and disconnect operations.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
James Patrick-Evans discovered that the airspy USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions. An attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Released
(3.19.0-68.76~14.04.1)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-36.55~14.04.1)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1021.27)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1012.14)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1024.27)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1029.32)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-36.55)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-11.12)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by f3e775962ccbc62bd93f2200b82db88af05d0137 |
||
|
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.7)
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.3 |
| Attack vector | Physical |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |