kernel: memory leak in airspy usb driver
Published Aug 6, 2016
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.37%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.6.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected by this flaw as this module is not available in shipping source code.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 28.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00374) | 28.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 21.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92104 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036432 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5400 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1358184 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa93d1fee85c890a34f2510a310e55ee76a27848 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5400
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5400
Change history (0)
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