Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2016-3138
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.
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: 0.005 (44.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- 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
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1 (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3138?
- CVE-2016-3138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2016-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3138?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.