Linux kernel snd_usbmidi_create DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2384)

Linux kernel snd_usbmidi_create DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2384)
Linux kernel snd_usbmidi_create DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-2384)

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Affected Systems:

Linux kernel 〈 4.5

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-2384

Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.

In versions earlier than Linux kernel 4.5, the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi. c has a dual release vulnerability. Using an invalid USB descriptor, users with close physical locations can cause denial of service.

<* Source: Andrej Nemec
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Suggestion:

Vendor patch:

Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
Https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi? Id = 1311554
Https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7

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