Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7912): linux vulnerability
9
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
11/16/2016
11/21/2024
11/19/2024
11/27/2024
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.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-xenial
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-snapdragon
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