CVE-2016-2384

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.

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83256
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035072
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308444Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7Patch
• https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83256
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035072
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2928-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308444Issue Tracking
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7Patch
• https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384

Published

Apr 27, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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