Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2188
The iowarrior_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.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 crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-2188
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2188
0.89%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 82 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2188
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.9
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6.9
|
NIST | |
|
4.6
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
0.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2016-2188
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
USN-2971-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
USN-2971-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/87
Bugtraq: oss-2016-15: Local RedHat Enterprise Linux DoS – RHEL 7.1 Kernel crashes on invalid USB device descriptors (iowarrior driver)Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
USN-2971-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1382-1: important: Security update
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
USN-2970-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
USN-2996-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ec0ef3a82125efc36173062a50624550a900ae0
USB: iowarrior: fix oops with malicious USB descriptors · torvalds/linux@4ec0ef3 · GitHubVendor Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
USN-2969-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317018
1317018 – (CVE-2016-2188) CVE-2016-2188 kernel: Kernel panic on invalid USB device descriptor (iowarrior driver)Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39556/
Linux Kernel 3.10.0-229.x (CentOS / RHEL 7.1) - 'iowarrior' Driver Crash (PoC)
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http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/118
Bugtraq: Re: oss-2016-15: Local RedHat Enterprise Linux DoS �?? RHEL 7.1 Kernel crashes on invalid USB device descriptors (iowarrior driver)Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
USN-2997-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1: important: Security update forThird Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
USN-2968-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ec0ef3a82125efc36173062a50624550a900ae0
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeVendor Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
USN-2968-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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