CVE-2016-3139

4.6 MEDIUM
Published: April 27, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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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=471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
Source: security@opentext.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
Source: security@opentext.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: security@opentext.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: security@opentext.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
Source: security@opentext.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: security@opentext.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: security@opentext.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283375
Source: security@opentext.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283377
Source: security@opentext.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316993
Source: security@opentext.com
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
Source: security@opentext.com
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3139
Source: security@opentext.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39538/
Source: security@opentext.com
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283375
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/471d17148c8b4174ac5f5283a73316d12c4379bc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3139
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39538/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux novell