CVE-2016-2184 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's snd-usb-audio driver, specifically affecting Canonical, Linux, and Novell systems. A physically proximate attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference or double free, leading to a system crash, by presenting a specially crafted USB device descriptor. While rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.6) due to requiring physical access, a Proof-of-Concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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