CVE-2016-2187

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 02 May 2016, 10:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 May 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 14%

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.5.2

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo

    11:sp4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    11:extra | 11:sp4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    11.0:sp4

References (19)