CVE-2016-5400

4.3 mediumEPSS 0.4%

Medium (4.3) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Memory leak in the airspy_probe function in drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c in the airspy USB driver in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted USB device that emulates many VFL_TYPE_SDR or VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV devices and performs many connect and disconnect operations.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

4.3 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2016-08-06
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1

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