Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2016-3137
drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.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 an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions.
EPSS: 0.005 (43.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo — versions 11.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud — versions 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension — versions 12.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04
References
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@opentext.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3137?
- CVE-2016-3137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2016-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3137?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.