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CVE-2016-7912
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-11-16T05:59:07.140 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:53:44.570

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ffs_user_copy_worker function in drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by accessing an I/O data structure after a certain callback call.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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