CVE-2016-3136: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Fri Mar 11 2016(Updated: )
A flaw was found in in the Linux kernel's USB device management code which could cause a crash when a device which required mct_u232 driver. The kernel would panic caused by a null pointer dereference. Product bug: <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_CLOSED bz_closed bz_public " title="CLOSED WONTFIX - CVE-2016-3136 Local RedHat Enterprise Linux DoS – RHEL 7.1 Kernel crashes on invalid USB device descriptors (mct_u232 driver) [local-DoS]" href="show_bug.cgi?id=1283370">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283370</a>
Credit: meissner@suse.de security@opentext.com meissner@suse.de
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <=4.5.0 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | =12.0 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit | =12.0-sp1 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop | =12.0 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop | =12.0-sp1 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching | =12.0 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud | =12.0 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension | =12.0-sp1 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server | =12.0 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server | =12.0-sp1 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension | =12.0 | |
| Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension | =12.0-sp1 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 6.1.106-3 6.1.99-1 6.10.9-1 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/2
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283370
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317007
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84299
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39541/
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-3136
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1283370
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1317010
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/57
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/603
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/620
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-usb&m=145813478817704&w=2
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg137789.html
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
- https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3136
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3136
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3136
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3136
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