Description
The acm_probe function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.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 USB device without both a control and a data endpoint descriptor.
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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +6 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +4 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +3 | No fix yet | — |
| 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 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux | 3.13.0-86.130 | USN-2968-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 3.16.0-71.91~14.04.1 | USN-2969-1 |
| 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 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-docs | 3.0.101-77.2 | SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-77.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SLES 11 SP2 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.7.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1 |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | kernel-ec2 +7 | 3.0.101-77.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1 |
| SLE Real Time 12 SP1 | kernel-rt +5 | 3.12.58-14.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1 |
| SLE Real Time 11 SP4 | kernel-rt +3 | 3.0.101.rt130-54.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 | kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_14 +1 | 1-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
| SUSE Manager 2.1 | kernel-ec2 +6 | 3.0.101-0.47.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 |
Advisories 17
- USN-2965-1 linux vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- USN-2968-1 linux vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DLA-516-1 linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3607-1 linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-2969-1 linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-2970-1 linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-2971-2 linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-2965-2 linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-2965-3 linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-2965-4 linux-snapdragon vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1707-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
References
- USN-2971-2 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1690 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1696 vendor-advisory
- USN-2970-1 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8835ba4a39cf53f705417b3b3a94eb067673f2c9
- USN-2969-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2968-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2971-3 vendor-advisory
- USN-2997-1 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1764 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3607 vendor-advisory
- USN-2971-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160314 Re: CVE request -- linux kernel: crash on invalid USB device descriptors (cdc_acm driver) mailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2016:1707 vendor-advisory
- USN-2996-1 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:1672 vendor-advisory
- USN-2968-2 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316204
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1382 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2074 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8835ba4a39cf53f705417b3b3a94eb067673f2c9
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1