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CVE-2016-3136

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically p

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.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 USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00202
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Affected Products & Versions

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linux kernel<= 4.5.0
novell suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions
novell suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
novell suse linux enterprise live patchingall versions
novell suse linux enterprise module for public cloudall versions
novell suse linux enterprise real time extensionall versions
novell suse linux enterprise serverall versions
novell suse linux enterprise workstation extensionall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosLinux Kernel 3.10.0 (CentOS / RHEL 7.1) - 'mct_u232' Nullpointer Dereference2016-03-09
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 39541www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · security@opentext.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-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1764-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1696-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1690-1
usnUSN-3000-1
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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=4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
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