CVE-2016-7912

 

Published at: - 16-11-2016 06:59

Last modified: - 19-01-2023 05:07

Total changes: - 4

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ffs_user_copy_worker function in drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to gain privileges by accessing an I/O data structure after a certain callback call.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373a
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373a
• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
• 94197-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2016-7912

 

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Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

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