SB2024060132 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel usb serial driver
Published: June 1, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3136)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mct_u232_msr_to_state() function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/14/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317007
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4e9a0b05257f29cf4b75f3209243ed71614d062e
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283370
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.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-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39541/