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CVE-2016-2782

The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attack

The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in endpoint.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00473
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

9
linux kernel< 4.5.0
linux kernelall versions
suse linux enterprise debuginfoall versions
suse linux enterprise module for public cloudall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise real time extensionall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosLinux Kernel 3.10.0 (CentOS / RHEL 7.1) - visor 'treo_attach' Nullpointer Dereference2016-03-09
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=1312670bugzilla.redhat.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 39539www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · 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 NVD27 Apr 2016 · 05:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

16
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:2074-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1764-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1707-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1690-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1672-1
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References & Sources

19
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=cac9b50b0d75a1d50d6c056ff65c005f3224c8e0Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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