CVE-2016-3139
Published: April 27, 2016Last modified: September 13, 2023
Description
The wacom_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17 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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.6 |
| Attack Vector | PHYSICAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283375
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283377
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316993
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3139
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39538/