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CVE-2016-2187

The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 allows physically proximate att

The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00043
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Affected Products & Versions

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canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
linux kernel<= 4.5.2
novell suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions
novell suse linux enterprise debuginfoall versions
novell suse linux enterprise serverall versions
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4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 May 2016 · 10:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0333-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2245-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1985-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1672-1
usnUSN-3007-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894dPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85425
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1Third Party Advisory
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