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CVE-2016-5400
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-06T20:59:02.720 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:49:20.543

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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