CVE-2016-3689

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    CVE-2016-3689

    Published: 2 May 2016Last Modified: 1 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/30/6, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035441, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ad220c96692eda76b2e3fd7279f3dcd1d8a8ff, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ad220c96692eda76b2e3fd7279f3dcd1d8a8ff, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2, 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html, 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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -a0ad220c96692eda76b2e3fd7279f3dcd1d8a8ff

    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