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CVE-2016-2187 Detail

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.


Evaluator Description

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894d CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85425 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317017 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894d CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2187
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.