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Medium
CVE-2016-2187
The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through...
Vulnerability Description
The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894d
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85425
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894d
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317017
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ubuntu linux, linux kernel, suse linux enterprise software development kit, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse linux enterprise server
Vulnerable Versions:
12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 0, 11.0, 11
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 2nd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.