Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-3136
The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.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 USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-3136
- 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_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3136
1.44%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 85 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-3136
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-2016-3136
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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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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283370
1283370 – CVE-2016-3136 Local RedHat Enterprise Linux DoS – RHEL 7.1 Kernel crashes on invalid USB device descriptors (mct_u232 driver) [local-DoS]Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84299
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
USB: mct_u232: add sanity checking in probe · torvalds/linux@4e9a0b0 · GitHub
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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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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/2
oss-security - Re: CVE request -- linux kernel: crash on invalid USB device descriptors (mct_u232 driver)
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39541/
Linux Kernel 3.10.0 (CentOS / RHEL 7.1) - 'mct_u232' Nullpointer Dereference
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
USN-3000-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
Vendor Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeVendor Advisory
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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://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
USN-2968-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317007
1317007 – (CVE-2016-3136) CVE-2016-3136 kernel: Crash on invalid USB device descriptors (mct_u232 driver)Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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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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