CVE-2016-2782
The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in endpoint.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · suse/linux enterprise debuginfo · suse/linux enterprise module for public cloud · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise real time extension · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · suse/linux enterprise workstation extension
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cac9b50b0d75a1d50d6c056ff65c005f3224c8e0Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/28/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2948-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312670Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cac9b50b0d75a1d50d6c056ff65c005f3224c8e0Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39539/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cac9b50b0d75a1d50d6c056ff65c005f3224c8e0Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/28/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.