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FKIE_CVE-2016-3138

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-02 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:45
Summary
The acm_probe function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both a control and a data endpoint descriptor.
References
security@opentext.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8835ba4a39cf53f705417b3b3a94eb067673f2c9
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
security@opentext.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
security@opentext.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/4
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
security@opentext.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316204
security@opentext.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8835ba4a39cf53f705417b3b3a94eb067673f2c9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8835ba4a39cf53f705417b3b3a94eb067673f2c9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316204
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8835ba4a39cf53f705417b3b3a94eb067673f2c9

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