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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2016-3136 EUVD-2016-4188GHSA-8w82-whc6-r426

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 …

Published May 2, 2016 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by microfocus

Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-lts-utopic Package: linux-lts-vivid Package: linux-lts-wily Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-snapdragon Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 4.5.1-1 —
Debian 13 linux 4.5.1-1 —
Debian 12 linux 4.5.1-1 —
Debian 8 linux 3.16.7-ckt25-2+deb8u2 DSA-3607-1
Debian 7 linux 3.2.81-1 DLA-516-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-22.39 USN-2965-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-raspi2 4.4.0-1010.12 USN-2965-3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-snapdragon 4.4.0-1013.14 USN-2965-4
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux 3.13.0-86.130 USN-2968-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-73.95~14.04.1 USN-3000-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-vivid 3.19.0-59.65~14.04.1 USN-2970-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-wily 4.2.0-36.41~14.04.1 USN-2971-2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1 USN-2965-2

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP1 kernel-docs 3.12.59-60.41.8 SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1
SLES 12 SP1 kernel-syms 3.12.59-60.41.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1
SLES 12 SP1 kernel-xen +3 3.12.59-60.41.2 SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1
SLES 12 kernel-docs 3.12.60-52.49.3 SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1
SLES 12 kernel-ec2 3.12.59-60.41.2 SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1
SLES 12 kernel-xen +4 3.12.60-52.49.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 12 SP1 kernel-syms 3.12.59-60.41.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP1 kernel-xen +2 3.12.59-60.41.2 SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1
SLES for SAP 12 kernel-xen +3 3.12.60-52.49.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP1 kernel-rt +5 3.12.58-14.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1
SLE Live Patching 12 kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_14 +1 1-2.1 SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed kernel-source 4.8.13-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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