CVE-2016-3140

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    CVE-2016-3140

    Published: 2 May 2016Last Modified: 1 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84304, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html, 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/msg00059.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39537/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html, 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2, http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1316995, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5a07975ad0a36708c6b0a5b9fea1ff811d0b0c1f

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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