4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-3140
Linux Digi Port USB Deserialization Denial of Service
Description

The digi_port_init function in drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.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 :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:32 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-3140 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-2016-3140 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 10
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-2016-3140.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
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/2016-06/msg00059.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84304
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
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316995
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39537/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3140 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3140 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
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source SUSE OpenText
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39537/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316995 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84304 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference OpenText http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/6 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference SUSE http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
    Removed Reference SUSE https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/6
    Removed Reference SUSE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316995
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
    Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84304
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
    Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
    Removed Reference SUSE http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
    Removed Reference SUSE https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39537/
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39537/ [No Types Assigned]
  • 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-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/84304 [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:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *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 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316995 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316995 Issue Tracking
    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://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 Third Party Advisory
    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 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. 19, 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 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *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. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 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:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • 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. 03, 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://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 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-2016-3140 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-2016-3140 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.44 }} 1.11%

score

0.85125

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: