CVE-2016-3138

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3138
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrofocus
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-02 10:59:37 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 4.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary4.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2968-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-2971-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
USN-2996-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USB: cdc-acm: more sanity checking · torvalds/linux@8835ba4 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2968-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2971-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1382-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request -- linux kernel: crash on invalid USB device descriptors (cdc_acm driver) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2997-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-2969-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
USN-2970-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-2971-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
1316204 – (CVE-2016-3138) CVE-2016-3138 kernel: Crash on invalid USB device descriptors (cdc_acm driver) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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