CVE-2016-3951 describes a double free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's cdc_ncm.c driver, affecting versions prior to 4.5, as well as Canonical, Novell, and SUSE distributions. This flaw allows a physically proximate attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts by inserting a USB device with a malformed descriptor. Rated Medium with a CVSSv3 score of 4.6, the attack requires physical access and has low complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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