CVE-2016-2186

4.6 MEDIUM
Published: May 02, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The powermate_probe function in drivers/input/misc/powermate.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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/117
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84337
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317015
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/117
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84337
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
14th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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