VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-2187
The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · linux/linux kernel · novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise debuginfo · novell/suse linux enterprise server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894dPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85425
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317017Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894dPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894dPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85425
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.