CVE-2016-2188

Published: May 2, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

4.6

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 0.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The iowarrior_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.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 endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.

Affected (18)

Products: Novell: Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching, Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud, Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension · Linux: Linux Kernel · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

Novell

8 products

Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo

Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop

Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching

Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud

Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension

Suse Linux Enterprise Server

Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit

Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

16 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo	Version 11.0 sp4
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop	Version 12.0 sp1
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension	Version 11.0 sp4
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension	Version 12.0 sp1
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11.0 extra
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 11.0 sp4
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server	Version 12.0 sp1
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 11.0 sp4
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit	Version 12.0 sp1
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension	Version 12.0
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension	Version 12.0 sp1

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.5.0

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04

References (46)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ec0ef3a82125efc36173062a50624550a900ae0

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/118

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/87

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317018

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ec0ef3a82125efc36173062a50624550a900ae0

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39556/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ec0ef3a82125efc36173062a50624550a900ae0