# CVE-2016-2384: Double free vulnerability in the snd\_usbmidi\_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2016-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Double free vulnerability in the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an invalid USB descriptor.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035072
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/14/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
- https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07d86ca93db7e5cdf4743564d98292042ec21af7
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308444
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41999

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