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CVE-2016-7912

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 16, 2016 at 04:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.403.17 ≤ v < 4.1.244.2 ≤ v < 4.4.94.5 ≤ v < 4.5.3
Affected range stops below 3.16.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (5)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373a
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94197
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/38740a5b87d53ceb89eb2c970150f6e94e00373a

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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