Medium severity4.6NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2184
CVE-2016-2184
Description
The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.
Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
27- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/102nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/88nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/89nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f886ca12765d20124bd06291c82951fd49a33benvdVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84340nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3nvd
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39555/nvd
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