CVE-2016-3139: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-3139 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 7Timeline
- 27-04-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The wacom_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17 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
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.6MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.79% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundLinux Kernel 3.10.0 (CentOS / RHEL 7.1) - 'Wacom' Multiple Nullpointer Dereferences
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Novell8 products
- suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo11.0:sp4
- suse_linux_enterprise_desktop12.0
- suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching12.0
- suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud12.0
- suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension11.0:sp4 | 12.0:sp1
Debian1 product
- linux< 4.0.2-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.16.7
3 vendors · 10 products
References
13 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316993X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283377X Refsource CONFIRM
- git.kernel.org/cgit/…X Refsource MISC
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283375X Refsource CONFIRM