4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-2186
Linux Powermate USB NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

The powermate_probe function in drivers/input/misc/powermate.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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2016, 10:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 12, 2023, 2:55 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-2186 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2186 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop
2 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_server
3 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
4 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
5 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo
6 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching
7 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud
8 Novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-2186.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/117 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84337
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
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
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317015 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-2186 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-2186 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84337 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85 Exploit http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/117 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/117 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317015 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317015 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2186 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2186 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} 0.08%

score

0.63681

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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