Double Free Vulnerability in Linux Kernel USB Driver

CVE-2016-3951 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Double free vulnerability in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device with an invalid USB descriptor.

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