Null pointer dereference

2016-05-0210:59:00

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6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

66.0%

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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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
ubuntu_linuxeq12.04
linux_kernelle4.5.0
suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfoeq11.0 sp4
suse_linux_enterprise_desktopeq12.0 sp1
suse_linux_enterprise_desktopeq12.0
suse_linux_enterprise_live_patchingeq12.0
suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloudeq12.0
suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extensioneq11.0 sp4
suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extensioneq12.0 sp1
suse_linux_enterprise_servereq11.0 sp4

Name	Operator	Version
ubuntu_linux	eq	12.04
linux_kernel	le	4.5.0
suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo	eq	11.0 sp4
suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	eq	12.0 sp1
suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	eq	12.0
suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching	eq	12.0
suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud	eq	12.0
suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension	eq	11.0 sp4
suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension	eq	12.0 sp1
suse_linux_enterprise_server	eq	11.0 sp4