Description

The ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a USB device without both a master and a slave interface.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ad220c96692eda76b2e3fd7279f3dcd1d8a8ff

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.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/2016-07/msg00005.html

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/30/6

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035441

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-3000-1

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=971628

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1320060

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ad220c96692eda76b2e3fd7279f3dcd1d8a8ff

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3