4.9

CVE-2016-5400: linux linux_kernel

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5400DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5400
Published 06-08-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5400 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, physical access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4
MGASA-2016-0345MGASA-2016-0364USN-3070-1USN-3070-2USN-3070-3USN-3070-4

Timeline

  1. 06-08-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: physical access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu5 products
  • linux< 4.4.0-36.55
  • linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-68.76~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-xenial< 4.4.0-36.55~14.04.1
  • linux-raspi2< 4.4.0-1021.27
  • linux-snapdragon< 4.4.0-1024.27
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.7.2-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 7 products

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