Linux kernel usbip_recv_xbuff DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-3955)
Linux kernel usbip_recv_xbuff DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2016-3955)
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Affected Systems:
Linux kernel <4.5.3
Description:
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2016-3955
Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.
In versions earlier than Linux kernel 4.5.3, the drivers/usb IP/usbip_common.c/usbip_recv_xbuff function has a security vulnerability. Remote users can exploit this vulnerability to cause DoS attacks.
<* Source: Prasad J Pandit
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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-4.5.3
Https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb
Http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit? Id = b348d7dddb6c4fbfc810b7a0626e8ec9e29f7cbb
Https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi? Id = 1328478
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