FKIE_CVE-2016-3137

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-02 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:45
Summary
drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.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 an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions.
References
security@opentext.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
security@opentext.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
security@opentext.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
security@opentext.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/3
security@opentext.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84300
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
security@opentext.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
security@opentext.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316996
security@opentext.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84300
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316996
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security@opentext.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "A5FDEDA8-6F51-4945-B443-438CC987F235",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "336EC5B8-6FD8-42BB-9530-58A15238CEE1",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "01E6CAD9-DC1F-4C7C-8C8E-98E4BFABAC94",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "E090E7B3-2346-463D-8A0C-8B482500CB42",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "EA04C9F1-6257-4D82-BA0B-37DE66D94736",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "6359EF76-9371-4418-8694-B604CF02CF63",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "CCAAE4A1-D542-43F3-B7FC-685BCDB248D5",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "A961CBC6-3CA1-4A0F-BBE0-8F6315781B7C",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "5BFCA0A7-8EB8-4C6F-9039-2B6A224080D3",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "B2905A9C-3E00-4188-8341-E5C2F62EF405",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "A8877923-3E50-4F71-B501-E6997894D07E",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "ADE9D807-6690-4D67-A6B3-68BBC9B50153",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "C384D0B6-8A5C-45CA-8CD9-7F4E967FE4F0",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "81D94366-47D6-445A-A811-39327B150FCD",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "DF461FB4-8BA5-4065-9A69-DC017D3611C3",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "1F003591-0639-476C-A014-03F06A274880",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "B6B7CAD7-9D4E-4FDB-88E3-1E583210A01F",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "B5A6F2F3-4894-4392-8296-3B8DD2679084",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "F61E0DB9-4FAB-4B47-91DA-A0FAF09E3747",
              "versionEndIncluding": "4.5.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.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 an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.5.1 permite a atacantes f\u00edsicamente pr\u00f3ximos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (referencia a puntero NULL y ca\u00edda de sistema) a trav\u00e9s de un dispositivo USB sin un descriptor de dispositivo final interrupt-in e interrupt-out, relacionado con las funciones cypress_generic_port_probe y cypress_open."
    }
  ],
  "evaluatorComment": "\u003ca href=\"http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html\"\u003eCWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference\u003c/a\u003e",
  "id": "CVE-2016-3137",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:45:09.763",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 4.9,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 6.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "PHYSICAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "version": "3.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 0.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2016-05-02T10:59:36.737",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/3"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84300"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316996"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@opentext.com",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/3"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84300"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316996"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c55aee1bf0e6b6feec8b2927b43f7a09a6d5f754"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security@opentext.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.


Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Loading…

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Loading…

Loading…

Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.


Loading…