CVE-2016-3137

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

drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.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 an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions.

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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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84300
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
Source: security@opentext.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
Source: security@opentext.com
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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84300
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-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
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316996
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
6th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

canonical linux novell