Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
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 descriptor.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo — versions 11
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 11.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894d (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/85425 (vdb-entry)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2187?
- CVE-2016-2187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2016-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2187?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.