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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3136 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3136

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.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 USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published May 2, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

88 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-utopic

42 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-vivid

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-wily

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

1 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-2968-2
related USN-2971-1
related USN-2971-3
related USN-2996-1
related USN-2997-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3136

The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.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 USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence